[Mimedefang] HTML mail
Matthew.van.Eerde at hbinc.com
Matthew.van.Eerde at hbinc.com
Wed Dec 10 12:06:26 EST 2003
> Anyone who sends an e-mail of type multipart/alternative like this:
>
> Part 1: "Sorry, you can't see this cool e-mail"
> Part 2: (Flashy HTML mail with all kinds of content)
>
> is violating RFC 1521, in my opinion. Section 7.2.3 of the RFC reads:
>
> Systems should recognize that the content of the various parts are
> interchangeable. Systems should choose the "best" type
> based on the
> local environment and preferences, in some cases even through user
> interaction.
>
> Note: "the content of the various parts ARE INTERCHANGEABLE."
>
> In my local environment, the "best" type is the plain-text type, and
> if people send garbage mail like the example above, then they deserve
> to have their mail discarded. In fact, the only mail I've seen like
> this is either spam, or pseudo-spam newsletters whose senders need a
> smack on the head with a clue-by-four. (I love that phrase. :-))
OK, but explain RFC 1521 to the upper management officer who is negotiating
a new e-mail marketing campaign with an outside agency and can't see it.
I have no problem with the option to delete HTML parts. As long as it's an
option. It's kind of a scary option, because it deletes content without the
administrator specifically saying to do so. As such I think having the
option on by default is likely to burn a lot of administrators. Paul's idea
of making it an option during installation seems to make sense.
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