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Hello Roy - 

CA>>> And ... why would having Microsoft as an ISP be a 'bad
CA>>> thing'? 

RJT>> Because of the way they do things -- their inclination to
RJT>> "bend" standards to directions that make problems for
RJT>> those who are running non-m$ operating systems, for
RJT>> example. 

CA>> I suppose that is true. I don't frequent M$ webpages
CA>> unless it's absolutely necessary. I _have_ found many that
CA>> won't allow the use of anything but IE. 

RJT> Seems to me that the whole point of putting up a web page
RJT> is to disseminate some information. If they want to be
RJT> restrictive in terms of doing that, it's their loss.
RJT> Stupid, really... 

Not unlike weight training gyms that run off the 90 lb.
weaklings. They want contest winners for strong word of mouth
advertising. 

RJT>> One that I just bumped into yesterday was emails
RJT>> containing only HTML code, for one example. Them and AOL
RJT>> are probably most responsible for that... 

CA>> Most email software I have used with Windows allows use of
CA>> HTML in email messages as an option that can be turned
CA>> on/off. I've never used Outlook for anything and have no
CA>> idea what it can or cannot do. 

RJT> Neither have I. And what I do use allows it, and will
RJT> display HTML-only emails if I tell it that it's okay and
RJT> that I trust the sender, but whether it _can_ or not is
RJT> one thing, whether they _should_ is another issue. 

I have only used HTML emails to entertain my grandchildren some
years ago when they were young and easilly entertained. I don't
send HTML to adults. 

CA>> Of course if the default is ON I would guess many are
CA>> unwilling to search for that option and disable it. Women
CA>> seem to enjoy color, multiple size fonts, etc. and would
CA>> not want plain text only. :-( 

RJT> Bad enough when they bulk a normal email up by adding an
RJT> HTML portion in addition to the text portion, but when the
RJT> leave the text portion off and just send the HTML only,
RJT> that's a bit more aggravating. Some of the mailing lists
RJT> won't pass that sort of thing along to me, and one the
RJT> ones that do I just delete the damn things when they get
RJT> here... 

I agree and some people are unaware they are sending out HTML
for their emails. 

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