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Subject: Re: HTML-enabled mailing lists
From: Leslie Mikesell <les @ Mcs . Net>
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 1998 21:22:27 -0600 (CST)
To: tibbs @ hpc . uh . edu (Jason L Tibbitts III)
Cc: Majordomo-Users @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to: <ufan2ebr966.fsf@sina.hpc.uh.edu> from "Jason L Tibbitts III" at Mar 27, 98 05:44:17 pm

> 
> >>>>> "SM" == Sam Michel <sam@webmedia.com> writes:
> 
> SM> Rather, I'm saying it's best to prepare for the popularisation of
> SM> HTML-enabled email. Right now, there doesn't seem to be any mailing
> SM> list package that gets close to handling this kind of thing, at least
> SM> as far as I know.
> 
> A mailing list package is supposed to deal with messages.  It doesn't care
> what's in them.  What special things is a MLM supposed to do with HTML,
> besides support throwing it out?

Seeing as how HTML is controversial, it might be nice for a MLM to
allow subscriptions to a list with or without HTML.  The non-html
flavor would only ship the alternative plain text and digests would be
in the traditional format. 

  Les Mikesell
     les@mcs.com


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