list changes & RFC on archives & rack chassis

From: Kent Borg <kentborg_at_borg.org>
Date: Wed Mar 20 13:10:46 2002

On Wed, Mar 20, 2002 at 10:38:20AM -0800, Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) wrote:
> I like it, and I HATE HTML mail, BUT, . . .
> the majority of people sending HTML with Outhouse, etc. can NOT turn that
> feature off in 1 second, because
> 1) they don't know how
> 2) they don't know what HTML IS
> 3) they are in denial - "I looked at it on MY screen, and it IS nothing
> but text!; it's already the simplest, easiest to read font that I have,
> should I switch to a lighter colored background?"

And that logic might apply on other lists, but isn't this one about
classic computers? I know html didn't exist when many of these beasts
were made, but anyone geeky enough to play with such toys still should
be educable enough to get html turned off.

-kb
Received on Wed Mar 20 2002 - 13:10:46 GMT