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Subject: Re: HTML-enabled mailing lists
From: Rich Pieri <rich . pieri @ prescienttech . com>
Date: 06 Apr 1998 10:29:00 -0400
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In-reply-to: Leslie Mikesell's message of "Sun, 5 Apr 1998 14:22:07 -0500 (CDT)"
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>>>>> "LM" == Leslie Mikesell <les@Mcs.Net> writes:

>> HTML mail does nothing new, what as the world already has several defined
>> and implemented MIME types that do the same thing, and do it better.

LM> And before MIME, X.400 had perfectly fine typing too,

The purpose of (en)rich(ed) text, aka RTF, as a MIME type is to allow
"pretty" mail messages.

The purpose of HTML/XML is to allow "pretty" mail messages.

The proof is left as an excersize for those with a clue.

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AeShX3z/XlMgeAYs5CGqjJZNIafQPTj6a2vFO2sQH+qHK+I7DphEJQJNVBohtCsi
e/tBHn5FFr+4ZcXsVlfqChw2kYKPKOX92i+e+GjZJWWfPuKhp/SN+Bft/HEXhCoG
ie6ImI7ynus=
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Prescient Technologies, Inc.            / should avoid prolonged exposure to
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