Why this phobia to HTML mail?

[Ralph Cohen]

On Mon, 18 Sep 2000 08:59:49 -0700, Steve Lamb wrote:

>> I can only assume that you, like Trevor, have completely accepted my
>> arguments about the futility of waiting for RFC's to eliminate the scourge
>> of HTML email and so you have moved on to another topic. I look forward to
>> seeing that new topic reflected in the subject line of your response.
>
>    Quite a folly.  Why have we accepted that?  When did we say that?

The folly is all yours since it was you who changed the topic of the
discussion.  If you would like to continue discussing the need to wait
for RFC's before accepting the existence and validity of HTML then
let's continue.  If you want to change the topic, then change the
subject line.  Changing the subject line when the topic of a thread
changes may not be encoded in RFC's but it is generally accepted
etiquette (de facto standard) on mailing lists.<g>

Ralph

rpcohen@neurotron.com