Re: html rich text colored

On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 8:48 AM Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote:

> On Sun, 19 Mar 2023 23:32:49 +0100, white-wolf wrote:
> > On Sun, 2023-03-19 at 22:22 +0000, Graham Perrin wrote:
> > > On 19/03/2023 22:01, white-wolf wrote:
> > >
> > > > hello,
> > > > why FreeBSD mailing list don't use html mode for mailing list ? …
> > > You can use HTML, but not HTML only, and the FreeBSD-provided
> > > archives will not show the HTML part of a multipart/alternative
> > > message.
> > >
> > but for automated message, portscout, bugzilla and else...
> > i think is better to use some color in message...
>
> Depends.
>
> First of all, you can use text decoration to achieve what
> colors could be used for, e. g., sectioning, emphasize,
> bringing structure to text. Creating such text has a long
> and powerful tradition especially in UNIX world.
>
> Additionally, users not able to see colors (or not able
> to see anything) would have no advantage from being
> provided colored text, so the added complexity adds
> risks (hidden links in HTML, tracking, etc.) and
> requires more resources on the side of the recipient
> (MUA must be able to render HTML, automated postprocessing
> much more complicated).
>
> So in the end, using text-only seems to be the best way
> to reach a maximum audience by investing minimum
> resources. The more compatible something is designed,
> the better it can be used.
>
>
>
> --
> Polytropon
> Magdeburg, Germany
> Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
> Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
>
>



Some mail readers have options :
 - Show HTML messages as  TEXT which they are not readable easily
 - Move HTML messages to Trash from this sender

These mean that an HTML message sender may waste her or his messages
for security seeking receivers .


Mehmet Erol Sanliturk