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]>

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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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