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Re: H.T.M.L. (RE: Getting home directory in Windows 2000 environment)


news at garydjones dot mailshell dot com wrote:

It is the lingua franca of the worldwide web

Yes. Let it stay there.

Why?


Does that mean that we should all post in jpegs since we could then achieve exactly the same thing?

That's an unreasonable stretch from html -> jpeg.


Personal communications must extend beyond simple text without stylistic variation for computers to fully facilitate human communication.

Post your proof.

Post your disproof!


People have been using plain text to communicate quite satisfactorily, thank you very much.

How many colors does your monitor do? People have communicated with black and white monitors quite satisfactory, thank you very much.


c) Attached images add an unnecessary burden on email downloads Burden? On whom?

On every single person that receives it. That much must be obvious, or are you being deliberately obtuse?

Another reason why this should be a newsgroup.... (Ducking for cover! :-)


If the poster feels the need to communicate visually, then it is their prerogative.

Just as it would be my perogative to ignore it or bounce it.

Yes you have that right.


Whereas html /is/ optional.

Lot's of things are optional. For example, replying is optional!




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