On Montag 22 Dezember 2008, b.n. wrote: > Volker Armin Hemmann ha scritto: > > >> And what's even worse, instead of people concerning about that and how > >> to solve the situation in the future, there is a lot of people giggling > >> and behaving like "OMG H4X0RZ" against the "lame n00b" , ignoring the > >> fact that not everyone in this world has been born uttering his first > >> words on Usenet. > > > > just search for 'html mail' in this list's archive, please? > > And how could have him searched this if he was completely unaware that > html email was actually a problem?
he claims to be subscribed to this list for how long? two years? And he missed all the 'don't post html' mails? That is not easy to do. > His problem could *also* having been caused by html, if people filter > html mail out. some do, most don't. Most are just pissed. > > > since this list has hundreds, maybe thousands recipients - yes, > > complaining is justified. > > Sure, we live in the world of bittorrent and youtube, it will surely be > some kb of text here and there that will clog the Series of Tubes. > Please, you're kidding me. and some people still have to deal with dial up connections - the great world of capitalism. Also, everything has to go over a few sponsored servers. And traffic is not free. > > Anyone having a problem with html mail should, if wanting to be taken > seriously: > - detail explicitly why his/her mail client cannot be configured to > render html email as plain-text and explain explicitly why he/she's > locked to such a poor client > - otherwise, explicitly admit that is a personal irrational idiosyncracy > (just like mine is: I don't like html mails, but there's no real > rational behind that, I just find plain text clearer) I don't like english and want everybody speaking german! Start now! I demand it!. If you think that this demands are stupid, reread your part above. > > >> I understand the fascination with the Ancient Unix Tools, but don't you > >> think a bit more elasticity is worthwile in 2009? > > > > elasticity like - first thinking, than attacking everybody? > > He didn't attack anyone. He was extremly polite, just shocked by the > fact that no one informed him of this unwritten rule. emm.. no.
