don't like HTML email? here's your fix.

[Simon Bowring]

On Wed, 29 Mar 2000 16:26:09 +0100, David Gaskill wrote:

>Some might argue that the increased ability to format
They might, but they'd be making incorrect assumptions
about the nature of HTML, and the nature of HTML
support in email programs in particular.

You see, you don't (and can't) know what HTML tags are 
supported by the remote end, neither do you know how
they are implemented, because HTML is deliberately vague 
about this (was designed to present information, NOT
to specify formatting), so as the person who started this 
thread found out, HTML support between email packages varies
(no standard to work to remember, so there's no choice
about this!).

So, the formatting you carefully craft when you compose your 
HTML message will not be rendered the same by the person 
recieving the email at the other end UNLESS they use the same 
brand and similar version of mailer!

Different email programs will more or less closely approximate 
what you intended [whereas if there was a standard, they could 
render the email more-or-less identically]

The *only* way to guarantee layout in email is to use plain text, 
manually laid-out/wrapped using a non-proportional font, all in 
a STANDARDS CONFORMANT email program (HTML or no HTML)!

Simon