Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1982 mails)

[Dave Howorth <dhoworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Matthias Bach wrote:
> Am Dienstag 18 November 2008 schrieb Jerry Houston:
> > On Monday 17 November 2008 09:21:23 Xavier Callejas wrote:
> > > I think that a lot of fault if of the email clients that has as default
> > > write HTML emails.
> > Indeed, and in a time when RAM is cheaper than ever, and GB+ drives are
> > affordable, one wonders whether the old reasons to prefer plain text really
> > matter that much anymore.
>
> Therefore new reasons appear. Low power, mini display devices that keep you 
> online 25/8 e.g. ;)

The main reason for plain text mails and trimming posts, IMHO, is so
people who still have to use slow dial-up links can participate. Again,
that's not usually a concern in a corporate environment.

Cheers, Dave
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