M. Adam Davis wrote:
> Many email programs send HTML messages as two part MIME email, one in
> regular text and one in html.

Only if you configure it that way.  I doubt that many mail clients require
sending an HTML version.  Certainly there are many readily available that
don't.  MS Outlook Express is one of the worst in terms of irresponsible
default settings, and even it can be configured for plain text.  That's what
I'm using to send this message right now.

There is no excuse for HTML on this list in any form, and we might as well
make that clear and enforce it up front.

> If the piclist wants to support beginners stripping HTML would be the
> best balance between the two extremes.

Maybe, if you meant beginners to computers.  However, anyone who is either
too lazy or too stupid to configure their email client for plain text isn't
ready for microcontrollers and is just going to be a waste of time and
bandwidth on the PIClist.  Think of it as a very basic intelligence test.


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