Re: chromebook
On Wed, 10 Jul 2019 07:21:39 +0300
Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> wrote:
> 2. Some (many?) of us are reading messages on text-only clients.
>
> This may be for objective or subjective reasons, but it's probably
> quite common here.
>
> Sure, there are ways to display html content, but see 1.
>
> 3. The html (part) can add significant overhead.
>
> It's not a major issue for the few messages usually currently sent
> to the list, but if all posters would be using html it could have a
> significant impact for readers on a data cap.
Yes. The large majority of most HTML, on the web or in emails, is
formatting stuff. It's often difficult to actually spot the two or
three lines of text in half a dozen pages of font instructions and
special display tweaks for different browsers and mobiles.
I use Claws, which can do HTML but never does here.
--
Joe
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