HTML or text in newsgoups?

[Bob Newman]

New Vista computer. When I hit the send key for a newsgroup reply in
Windows Mail a pop up window suggested I might want to used plain text
instead of HTML (apparently the default) as some readers won't read HTML. Is
this really the case? Which is advisable?

Thanks... Bob

 

[Mike Hall - MVP]

Plain text is preferable, Bob

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Bob;
In most newsgroups, including this, plain text is preferred for
several reasons, a few being:
1. Easier to read
2. Less bandwidth, important for some particularly those paying by
the bandwidth used.

You should change the default to Plain Text in newsgroups.

 

[Bob Newman]

Thanks... will do.

Bob

Bob;
In most newsgroups, including this, plain text is preferred for several
reasons, a few being:
1. Easier to read
2. Less bandwidth, important for some particularly those paying by the
bandwidth used.

You should change the default to Plain Text in newsgroups.