• @salarua@sopuli.xyz
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    163 years ago

    the fact that nobody knows how to email anymore. nobody knows how to bottom-post, nobody knows how to trim quoted messages, nobody knows that you should always use plain-text email.

    • Oue
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      43 years ago

      i would add blame to Outlook and Gmail being predominant “client” that seem to push top-post replies versus the obviously superior-for-reading-flow bottom-posting.

      i try to plain text reply as often as I can but having the ability to embolden important text is too beneficial

      • @salarua@sopuli.xyz
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        33 years ago

        yes, i addressed that in another reply. personally, for emphasizing things in plaintext, i use **Markdown**, which is actually pretty much universally understood.

    • @BrownNote@lemmy.ml
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      43 years ago

      Wait, why should email always be plain text? HTML allows for formatting, images, links, and tables, which are crucial when communicating at work.

      • @salarua@sopuli.xyz
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        33 years ago

        first, security: the web stack is almost impossible to implement securely. there will be vulnerabilities, which will be mercilessly exploited. second, privacy: tracking pixels and other spyware are everywhere in emails. third, accessibility: plaintext emails are a piece of cake for screen readers and braille displays, while HTML emails are a very mixed bag; and plaintext is universal; every email client, no matter how basic or esoteric, is able to display it.

          • @salarua@sopuli.xyz
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            13 years ago

            yes, but there are still the problems of security and accessibility. blocking external content is a band-aid.

    • @salarua@sopuli.xyz
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      33 years ago

      although a lot of this is email clients’ fault. the developers of said email clients were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should, and now we’re all stuck with bad defaults.