[Wikipedia-l] Survey regarding email preference (was Re: html emails)

[Tim Starling]

Chad Perrin wrote:
> Text email is universal.  HTML email alienates a great many people.  If
> I wanted to see HTML, I'd use a browser or an HTML editor.

Check out this survey, done in 2003:
http://www.wilsonweb.com/wmt8/email_format_preferences.htm

87% of the non-technical survey group reported being able to read HTML
email, and 93% of the business group. HTML was reported to be preferred
over plain text by both groups.

-- Tim Starling