At 03:22 PM 7/30/03 -0700, Daniel wrote:
--- phma@webjockey.net wrote:
Please use plain text when sending email. HTML is not secure when sending email because it can contain malicious programs; so I view my mail only in plain text. Please see http://www.houghi.org for how to set this in your mail program.
phma
I don't see what's wrong with HTML.
What's wrong with HTML is
* It can contain viruses, tracking software, and other malware (as explained in the message you're replying to) * It enforces the appearance of a message on the reader, whether she likes it or not (sometimes things like black on dark blue) * It takes up a lot more space, which is a problem for people on dialup lines or with space-limited mailboxes.
If we really can't use HTML, possibly we could use the HTML text for a unicode symbol (like è (in case that came out wrong, è)).