What you say may be true, but outlook 2000 takes 5 times longer
to bring up and open an html doc then a plain text. That's why
my default has always been plain text.
Joe
> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Mike
> Cantrell
> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 8:07 PM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: HTML email (was Re: Aix Administrator)
>
>
> All I can say to that is "WHAT?!"
>
> It has nothing to do with "HTML aware". Most email clients break the
> message into 2 parts, one plain text and one html when sending the
> email. The client program recoginzes the content type and displays the
> one that it recognizes. The other is treated the same as an attachment.
> It takes almost no CPU time (unless you are on a 386... you aren't are
> you?). I really can't believe that's your reason.
>
> Is that worth a statement like this:
>
> "Please use Plain text!!!"
>
>
> Mike Cantrell
>
>
>
>
> "Joseph T. Tannenbaum" wrote:
> >
> > No, but it takes too much time for a html aware program to
> > bring up the message...When going through 50 messages, it is
> > way too much time.
> >
> > Joe
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> > > [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Mike
> > > Cantrell
> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 3:10 PM
> > > To: 'plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us'
> > > Subject: RE: Aix Administrator
> > >
> > >
> > > Ugh here comes the flames....
> > >
> > > What email client are you anti-html tag guys using? I use
> pine at home and
> > > it's just fine. Yeah, it gives me the note at the top about
> the email have
> > > a plain/text and html attachment but if I hit the down arrow
> a few times,
> > > it <sarcasim>just disappears</sarcasim>.
> > >
> > > Do other non-gui based email clients have problems handling it?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Mike Cantrell
> > >
> > > On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, Furmanek, Greg wrote:
> > >
> > > > I can understand you have a need to post jobs to the group, but
> > > > do you have to use HTML to do it?
> > > >
> > > > The Wolf
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -> -----Original Message-----
> > > > -> From: Anthony Walsh [mailto:awalsh@itconnections.com]
> > > > -> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 1:58 PM
> > > > -> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> > > > -> Subject: Aix Administrator
> > > > ->
> > > > ->
> > > > -> This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
> > > > ->
> > > > ->
> > > > -> ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C00789.FFA39B00
> > > > -> Content-Type: text/plain;
> > > > -> charset="iso-8859-1"
> > > > -> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
> > > > ->
> > > > -> Hello,
> > > > ->
> > > > -> I realize that I just posted a job opening for a HP-UX =
> > > > -> Administrator, but now I just found out that I also need to
> > > > -> search for =
> > > > -> two Aix Administrators. If you are interested in any of
> > > > -> these three =
> > > > -> openings, please give me a call at the number below. =20
> > > > ->
> > > > -> Thanks,
> > > > ->
> > > > -> Anthony G. Walsh
> > > > -> Account Manager
> awalsh@itconnections.com
> > > > -> IT Connections, Inc. 602.240.7711
> Ext. 14
> > > > ->
> > > > -> Your Source For Efficient, Effective IT Expertise.
> > > > ->
> > > > ->
> > > > ->
> > > > ->
> > > > ->
> > > > -> ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C00789.FFA39B00
> > > > -> Content-Type: text/html;
> > > > -> charset="iso-8859-1"
> > > > -> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
> > > > ->
> > > > -> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
> > > > -> <HTML><HEAD>
> > > > -> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" =
> > > > -> http-equiv=3DContent-Type>
> > > > -> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2014.210" name=3DGENERATOR>
> > > > -> <STYLE></STYLE>
> > > > -> </HEAD>
> > > > -> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff>
> > > > -> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello,</FONT></DIV>
> > > > -> <DIV> </DIV>
> > > > -> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I
> > > > -> realize that I =
> > > > -> just posted a=20
> > > > -> job opening for a HP-UX Administrator, but now I just found
> > > > -> out that I =
> > > > -> also need=20
> > > > -> to search for two Aix Administrators. If you are
> > > > -> interested in any =
> > > > -> of=20
> > > > -> these three openings, please give me a call at the number
> > > > -> below. =20
> > > > -> </FONT></DIV>
> > > > -> <DIV> </DIV>
> > > > -> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
> > > > -> <DIV> </DIV>
> > > > -> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Anthony G. Walsh<BR>Account=20
> > > > -> Manager
> > > > -> =
> > > > -> &
> > > > -> nbsp; &=
> > > > -> nbsp; =20
> > > > -> <A =
> > > > -> href=3D"mailto:awalsh@itconnections.com">awalsh@itconnections
> > > > -> .com</A><BR>=
> > > > -> IT=20
> > > > -> Connections,=20
> > > > -> Inc. &nb
> > > > -> sp; &nb=
> > > > ->
> sp; =20
> > > > -> 602.240.7711 Ext. 14</FONT></DIV>
> > > > -> <DIV> </DIV>
> > > > -> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>
> > > > -> Your Source =
> > > > -> For Efficient,=20
> > > > -> Effective IT Expertise.</FONT></DIV>
> > > > -> <DIV> </DIV>
> > > > -> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
> > > > -> <DIV> </DIV>
> > > > -> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial
> size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>
> > > > ->
> > > > -> ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C00789.FFA39B00--
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