On Mon, 2004-11-08 at 13:18, Randall R Schulz wrote: Hi Randall, <snip>
The debate may be over, but it would seem that you believe that Outlook's behavior should dictate what a bunch of Linux users do. What kind of attitude is that for people who want an alternative to Microsoft?
It isn't Outlook's behavior I worry about, it's some of the clueless web surfers behind the keyboard that use it. ;-) You know the type... "Viruses?... Firewall? <blank stare>"
The least you folks could do is be honest about your objections to styled text in email. Microsoft's ineptitude just doesn't cut it as a reason.
Actually, I just became accustomed to bland text when my i286 w/ 1MB RAM and a 5 lb. 5MB HD was hot stuff for a home pc. The 1,200 baud modem was an expensive upgrade then, IIRC. :-) [circa SCO Xenix Sys. V for i286, Windows 1.0, Borland's Sidekick, SuperCalc, dBaseIII, etc.] The unintentional result is that I only use stylized text in business documents and web content. I've just never really been attracted to utilizing that capability in my e-mail/usenet/messaging clients. I've gotta plead mediocrity, this time, not prejudice. - Carl