Not that I disagree, but the internet and all its components have become
a commercial entity. If a marketing person wants to send it, we as
lowly programmers have little say. If we say it can't be or shouldn't
be done, we are viewed as obstructing them and removed or bypassed.
Publishers Clearing House. Coming to an email near you!!!
-----Original Message-----
From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Wayne Brown
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 9:04 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: HP3000 sending html mail
AMEN!!! If a company wants me to *avoid* buying from them, all they
have to do
is send me an unsolicited HTML email. I send such things directly to
Spamcop
without even reading them. Even email I *request* annoys me if it has
anything
but 100% plain ASCII text -- I recently unsubscribed from several
mailing lists
for that very reason.
IMO, the works "bulk," "HTML," and "email" should never be used
together!
Stan Sieler <[log in to unmask]> on 03/21/2002 07:33:31 PM
Please respond to Stan Sieler <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
cc: (bcc: Wayne Brown/Corporate/Altec)
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] HP3000 sending html mail
Re:
> My application folks want to bulk email in HTML format from our
HPe3000. We
> are currently doing plain text bulk mail using the program from
Telemon.
Uh, sending email in HTML form is dumb, evil, and simply a bad idea.
Did I mention it's stupid?
And, it might even violate the ADA? (It certainly violates the
spirit of the ADA!)
Oh, did I mention it takes 3 to 30 times the bandwidth and local
storage?
Did I also mention that it disenfranchises some of your potential
readers?
DID I MENTION IT WAS A BAD IDEA?
Stan (hmmph!) Sieler :)
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