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Re: Could we start accepting rich-text postings on the gcc lists?
On 11/24/2012 12:59 PM, Daniel Berlin wrote:
On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 12:47 PM, Robert Dewar <dewar@adacore.com> wrote:
2) The fact that Android refuses to provide a non-HTML e-mail capability
is ridiculous but does not seem to me to be a reason for us to change
our policy.
Surely there are altenrative email client for Android that have plain
text capability???
Yes, we should expect users to change, instead of keeping up with users.
Well my experience with HTML-burdened mail is awful. From people who set
ludicrous font choices, to bad color choices, to inappropriate use of
multiple fonts, to inappropriate use of colors, it's a mess.
I think it is perfectly reasonable to expect serious developers to
send text messages in text form. BTW, our experience at AdaCore, where
we get lots of email from lots of customers, users, hobbyists, and
students, sending email from all sorts
of programs, is that yes, occasionally they send us HTML burdened
email, but almost always when we ask them to adjust their mailers to
send text, they can do so without problems.