On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 9:28 AM, Judd Pickell <
pickell@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>> Maybe those folks should just go back to using carrier pidgeons.
>> Alternatives could include changing to using an email client that would
>> support THEIR need to block or convert HTML to text. Expecting the rest of
>> the world to change to do what they want is just wrong and ain't gonna
>> happen.
>>
>
> I'm sorry but you seem to be overtly derogatory to those who could and
> probably are doing it. Just because you don't see the value in something
> doesn't make it irrelevant. I know of a sever guy that I chat with off list
> who does everything VI, and hates GUIs. For the record I wasn't saying we
> should or should not convert to HTML or text. I was only responding to the
> point of people didn't see why some would have issues with HTML.
>
> Sincerely,
> Judd Pickell
>
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No, not in any way derogatory. But when people expect me to change to
satisfy what choices they make, there is something wrong. The attitude
seemed to be that because some people want to be able to include rich
formatting, graphics, and other things supported by HTML they should not do
so because a minority did not want them to.
--
Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that
is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to
be.
- William Hazlitt
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