[MT] Re: HTML

In a message dated 11/13/99 10:58:42 GMT Standard Time, yoeli_at_maoz.org.il
writes:

> --------------------
> i like html and what one can do with it but i do not like having to spend
> money reading posts when i can't afford to go on line whenever i feel like
> reading my mail.
> i live on a kibbutz. i pay my phone bill and my internet connection bill.
it
> costs me money to get on line. i use a program that i can download my mail
> and then read it at my leisure without being connected. i am sure i am not
> the only one who has this problem. therefore since most of us cannot turn
off
> our offline buttons until we know we are about to get on line - i think it
> would be more considerate to have the emails sent in a uniform format that
> is cost effective for all.
> thank you for taking this into consideration.
> fran

In general sending e-mail with HTML switched on is considered "bad form", and
doing so will cause some flaming on many lists. It does increase the costs
of some receipants, and some folk have there machines set to refuse HTML
e-mail. There are some list (such as this one) were it is acceptable. A
cheap and quick cure fro this problem is to only to physically connect the
computer to the telephone line when you are actually using the net - pull the
plug when you are not wanting to receive/send.

Regards Dr Tam

           
Received on Sun 14 Nov 1999 - 21:35:26 GMT