[GCFL-discuss] HTML messages for GCFL?

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John,
When I had AOL and wasn't online to read my mail, just downloaded it and shut it off, HTML messages were a nightmare for me.  They were either filled with gobbledygook, wouldn't download because it was in MIME format and AOL had no idea what that was, or duplication of text in the e-mail.  It is hard for me to remember now, it has been years ago...  It could have just been AOL 5.0 and now that they are up to 9.0, it is all under control, who knows.  That was my only issue with HTML in e-mail.
Now that I am using Outlook Express and have broadband, I am a happy camper.
Jeanene

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  Hey all.  I hope everyone has had a great new year so far.

  I question was raise regarding the fact that the donation
  drive message I sent this weekend was HTML instead of the
  usual text.  Here is some of it...

  The donation email was HTML and text (MIME encoded).  If
  you have an HTML reader, it probably looked like only HTML.

  I think the HTML version of the funnies looks better, but
  there are down sides to HTML:

  1. SPAM blockers tend to block HTML messages more often.

  2. The emails are usually bigger. If it has both HTML and
  text it is at least twice as big, but text only reads can
  still read it too.

  3. Some people just don't like HTML messages (still in the
  stone-ages? Not sure).

  1 & 2 are issues that I can live with. 3 is still really
  the only thing keeping me from just switching to HTML.  I
  want to make it so you can choose what format you want to
  get them in.  When I get that setup, I will probably make
  the switch.

  I have bigger things I want to get done first, though, so
  this will be on the back burner for some time I imagine.

  So, I wanted to post this here and see if any of you had
  any thoughts on the subject.

  Anyone?  Anyone?  No?  Yes? :)

  - John
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