Date:         Sun, 20 May 2012 20:32:13 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      ps Re: Trimming
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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At 06:52 PM 5/20/2012, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
>So what exactly is the problem with replies to posts where lots of text,
>sometimes for 5 exchanges , is left on ?

I meant also to say that much of what I said applies also to the use
of HTML or Rich Text to post, instead of plain text.  In addition to
a lot of bloat, it makes things infuriatingly difficult to read for
digest users or people with mail readers that don't render
HTML.  Captain Nemo posted an example of what it looks like in the
"Embarrassing" thread.

As policy this is a text-only list.  However since recent mail
systems have defaulted so overwhelmingly to HTML mail (Mama, Get the
Hammer, There's a Fly on Baby's Nose...) it's likely to take a fair
amount of technical handholding to get that sorted out; so I figure
to get the tails under control first.  At the moment that's my
private judgment not reached in coordination with Ben, but since I'll
probably get to do a fair amount of the handholding I don't expect it
to change.  But any of you Volks who know how to turn it off, please
do.  I'm sure Capt. Nemo will be happy to give you feedback on
success.  If your messages have a specified font then they're not plain text...

Yours,
David