From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Phil Carmody Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Can anybody tell me how to send HTML-format mail in gnus Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:15:17 +0300 Organization: Saunalahti Customer Message-ID: <87vdybqhl6.fsf@nonospaz.fatphil.org> References: <877iav5s49.fsf@163.com> <86hc9yc5sj.fsf@timbral.net> <877iat7udd.fsf@163.com> <87fxphcsxi.fsf@lion.rapttech.com.au> <8504ddd4-5e3b-4ed5-bf77-aa9cce81b59a@1g2000pre.googlegroups.com> <87k5es59we.fsf@lion.rapttech.com.au> <63c824e3-62b1-4a93-8fa8-2813e1f9397f@v13g2000pro.googlegroups.com> <874p5vsgg8.fsf@nonospaz.fatphil.org> <8250972e-1886-4021-80bc-376e34881c80@v39g2000pro.googlegroups.com> <87zlnnqvvs.fsf@nonospaz.fatphil.org> <57add0e0-b39d-4c71-8d2c-d3b9ddfaa1a9@1g2000pre.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1218235244 11550 80.91.229.12 (8 Aug 2008 22:40:44 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 22:40:44 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Aug 09 00:41:35 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KRaeJ-0005w8-Rt for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:41:32 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:39399 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KRadO-0002EH-7F for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:40:34 -0400 Original-Path: news.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!newshub.sdsu.edu!newsfeed.straub-nv.de!feeder.erje.net!feeder2.news.saunalahti.fi!feeder1.news.saunalahti.fi!reader1.news.saunalahti.fi!53ab2750!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.2 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:gn8kM1PTNBssnSmlpRiQP2EbT+8= Original-Lines: 59 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 83.143.57.195 Original-X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@saunalahti.com Original-X-Trace: reader1.news.saunalahti.fi 1218233744 83.143.57.195 (Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:15:44 EEST) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:15:44 EEST Original-Xref: news.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:160988 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:56335 Archived-At: Xah writes: > On Aug 8, 10:06 am, Phil Carmody > wrote: >> Xah writes: >> > On Aug 8, 7:56 am, Phil Carmody >> > wrote: >> >> Xah writes: >> >> > On Aug 7, 10:54 pm, Tim X wrote: >> >> >> I disagree with your suggestion that HTML is technically superior. You >> >> >> can't just make a sweeping statement like that without actually defining >> >> >> what it is that e-mail is supposed to provide. As someone else pointed >> >> >> out, an F16 is technically superior to a bicycle, but if allyou want to >> >> >> do is go to the corner shop, that technical superiority is not only a >> >> >> waste, but also a handicap. >> >> >> > HTML is simply technically superior. Sure, F15 is better than bicycle >> >> > but ridiculous. However, HTML is better than plain text in email is >> >> > not ridiculous. It is the standard the world uses by large, and people >> >> > want rich text in email. Wikipedia says the support for html email in >> >> > email programs is 97%. >> >> >> An utterly spurious statistic. Support for Finnish emails in >> >> email programs is probably closer to 100% than 97%, but that >> >> doesn't mean that everyone should be or wants to be using >> >> Finnish. >> >> > Ok. You used analogy to refute my reason. What is your real argument >> > that the ability to send/receive html formatted mail in emacs is not a >> > good thing? >> >> You are aparently too dense to see my real argument in >> the above, so there's little point in me putting forward >> a real argument on a different point. The incentive to >> play along with your trolling really isn't that great. > > Let me be direct and honest. I don't see your point, and i was very > matter of fact, and asked what is your explicit reason for your > argument. You don't just not see my point, you are unable to understand what point I was addressing. Read, reread, and reread again. Eventually you may work out that the point I am addressing is your flawed argumentation style. (It says logical fallacy all over it, but I can't recall precisely what its common name would be at this time of night.) > Now you are calling me troll. It's ok. I'm used to it. No hard > feelings ok? Pity's not a hard feeling, so no hard feelings. > O, about your F15 vs bicycle analogy. I give up. You're painfully dense. Phil -- Dear aunt, let's set so double the killer delete select all. -- Microsoft voice recognition live demonstration