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Date:         Tue, 23 May 2000 12:44:15 -0500
Reply-To:     Jeff <jeff@ELECTROPONICS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jeff <jeff@ELECTROPONICS.COM>
Subject:      Re: MIME Message! (non-vw related)
In-Reply-To:  <11A2A5877BEFD111998900A0C9C74AD84E6F93@info_hq.infogenesis.com>
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On 5/23/00 at 9:08, bchristensen@INFOGENESIS.COM (BRENT CHRISTENSEN) wrote:


> Face it folks, the world is moving to html-based e-mail.  It provides people
> with a "richer" experience (I always love it when I get e-mails from people
> in red text on a black and yellow background).


<rant>


Aaaaagghhh!


html is for the WEB!
If you want auto-virus-cookie-ad-uglyass mail, then just accept it as progress.
I however, believe that email should be TEXT ONLY.


The marketing droids are trying to push for the html email so they can put ADS
in and TRACK their mails.


</rant>


JW


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