Jargons of Info Tech industry

[John Bokma]

Rich Teer <rich.teer at rite-group.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 25 Aug 2005, Mike Schilling wrote:
> 
>> Another advantage is that evewry internet-enabled computer today
>> already comes with an HTML renderer (AKA browser), so that a message
>> saved to a file can be read very easily.
> 
> I think you're missing the point: email and Usenet are, historically
> have been, and should always be, plain text mediums.  If I wanted to
> look at prettily formatted HTML, I'd use a web browser to look at the
> web. 

Just have a look at some web based message boards, and you might see why it 
would be another disaster on Usenet. Moreoever, why keep people insisting 
on making Usenet "better"? If you want HTML and fancy mark up, start a 
message board. You probably can get even more people.

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