Re: HTML mail - MORE INFO

[Michael Houghton <herveus@Radix.Net>]

Poster: Michael Houghton <herveus@Radix.Net>

Howdy!

> 
> 
> Poster: Eli White <eliwhite@home.com>
> 
> Just a note for those that are wanting to send HTML mail and still be
> backwards compliant, MOST mail programs that do send HTML mail have an
> option to send either: 'plain', 'HTML (sometimes called styled)', or 'plain
> & HTML'
> 
> By choosing the last option, It is sent in both formats such that people
> with HTML compatible email clients will see the HTML version, and those
> using pine or other text based email clients can read the text version ...
> 
> Just trying to be helpful ...
> 
Unless you are sure that your recipient is able to handle HTML mail,
please do not send it that way. If you send it 'plain & HTML', everyone
gets two copies of the information, once plain, and once with the
markup. 

HTLM-capable mail readers should be perfectly capable of displaying
plain text just fine. *That* is the backward-compatible option. Please
use it.

yours,
Michael
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