emails open as attachments?

[Peter Garrett]

On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:45:33 +1100
"The Wassermans" <dwass at optusnet.com.au> wrote:

> Please forgive me for I obviously do not understand the protocols and conventions of this learned group.  Indeed, I am a new recruit who is anxious to dispense with MS.  I sincerely sought some help and am surprised at the snide comments from Linux gods.

Email is a dangerous medium...

I don't think the remarks were intended to offend ( I certainly didn't
intend to be offensive, and I apologise if my reply had that effect.)

The protocols are not written in stone, and most people will not be upset
by html mail etc.  A few might have problems with it - for instance quite
a few Linux users use mail clients that are "text only", by choice.
( mutt, alpine etc.) 

For example, it's quite common for some people to use email
on Linux remotely from, say, an ssh log-in to a server or shell account,
without graphics ( "secure telnet", sort of). That probably seems odd from
your perspective, but it is true, strange as it may sound :-)

Peter
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