Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> It is my experience that it is only us geeks (read programmers) that
> really hate html email. The majority of
> people out there don't know or care about the difference.
That's exactly how I see it, too.
Programmers use plaintext for practical reasons, while most people simply
don't care. But, nevertheless, they are quite likely to be used to html
emails and like them - otherwhise they WOULD care, wouldn't they?
I believe that sending plaintext to someone who likes html is about as bad
as sending html to someone who prefers plaintext. That's why you need to
know you audience and choose the format accordingly.
While I did say that I'll be sending emails in html, I didn't mean that
I'll be sending them all that way. Some of the recipients on my list are
are Linux user groups / list moderators. I know they wouldn't be too happy
about html mails. Same goes for any other address where I know the person
receiving the message is likely to prefer plaintext.
Still, most of the people on my list fall into the other group and so
they'll be receiving the html email.
-Aleksander