Email Client

[Paul Lemmons]

Donn wrote:
>>> Tbird does this without blinking. I think kmail will eventually mature
>>> and be able to do this but for now.
>>>       
>> Don't hold your breath.  I haven't seen any indication that the developers
>> see this as any kind of necessity.
>>     
>
> I don't mind much. I see my reply emails as a kind of lesson to those who send 
> me HTML mail. OTOH, that kind of sender is usually not savvy enough to even 
> realize what they are doing...
>
>
> /d
>   
It is not a matter of "savvy" it is a matter of being able to work in an 
environment where HTML mail is a standard. If you work some place where 
Outlook is the standard, you don't have much choice.

There is also something to be said for having your email client retain 
the integrity and format of a message. Sometimes those graphics, tables, 
bolded and colored sentences communicate more efficiently than plain 
text does. To strip it down to just text sometimes causes it to loose 
the ability to communicate effectively.

Whether we like it or not HTML formatted emails are a reality. And no 
matter much we hate it, fume, fuss and teach less savvy folks lessons, 
it will continue and it will grow. An email client that refuses to 
accept that reality will only ever be useful to the lone hobbiest who 
has the choice to be stubborn about it. It will never be a viable option 
for the person that works in a cooperative corporate environment.

It is sad, I like kmail but it still has a lot of growing up to do.