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On Wed, Sep 20, 2006 at 05:04:53PM -0400, [email protected] wrote: > On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:23:46 EDT, Todd Vierling said: > > > Which is just one of the reasons that the MIME type > > "multipart/alternative" exists. Sane MUAs that wish to send HTML also > > send a text/plain alternative segment in the same MIME stream. > > Vernon Schreyer made a very good point years ago that multipart/alternative > is fundementally busticated, because there's two options: ... I have been seeing a lot of a third option: the text part is either empty, contains filler, or says [essentially], "Your mail reader is broken, get one that reads HTML." These are all just wrong. And no longer limited to SPAM or malware, lest someone suggest that. ... > In either case, sending both plain and html versions is boneheaded and wrong. :) A case may be made that at least it's an attempt. Some MUAs will at least flag where they have had to elide content. Remember that not everybody communicates/learns in the same way. Some need the pretty pictures. Some need to avoid them, and stick to text. -- Joe Yao ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This message is not an official statement of OSIS Center policies.
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