Christine Gilmore wrote:
>Sorry if I'm being too pedantic!
Not at all.
Seems to me that you've put your finger very delicately on the essential
points.
>Reading an HTML mail in Pine is not pretty.
Noap.
Particlarly if you happen to be really interested in the subject at hand and
appreciate the quality of the poster's previous posts.
>it isn't that Bill ought to get a new WP program or even a new e-mail
application, rather, people should be aware if they are sending
out messages in RTF, HTML, or ascii.
mmmm.
doant blame the victum.
hard to do, but we should try, I suppose.
even if he has repeatedly and mercilessly put my pun filter appliance out of
whack.
>I think many people who bought new computers and began using the
pre-installed MS program Outlook do not realize they are sending out RTF or
HTML-coded mail.
>...I uninstalled that program!.
Good for you.
And, most incisive:
>This is a case of new technology pretending that older technology
no longer works!
Duh.
Now, which largest, most bloated, incompetent, bullying softwhere company on
the planet would engage in such pretending, I wonder.
>It is also interesting to note that the Melissa and various other macro
viruses of late were all designed to work through MS' Outlook.
Just a co-incidence, I'm sure.
No point in getting paranoid.
It will just get me on their list.
>Something to keep in mind when deciding on an e-mail application.
Or any other application.
Dang, I wish Word weren't *really* better than WP!
(They must have farmed out all the good parts to smaller companies, is
the only thing I can figure.)
Thanks, Christine!
Best from here,
Christopher
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