ned+ietf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 02/03/2021 14:08:
> And like it or not, outside the IETF the HTML horse left the barn a
> long time back.
Bear in mind that even within the IETF, plenty of people view the entire
HTML email debate as flogging the proverbial dead horse, and when it
rolls around every several months, welcomes it in the same way that you
might welcome an outbreak of cold sores.
> We can chose to deal with or ignore it, but getting
> it back in the barn is not an option.
Looking at this from a different perspective, in the twenty-something
years of discussion since Content-Type: text/html first appeared, have
any actionable and viable suggestions emerged about how to deal with
html email, other than stripping it off in the archived emails?
Maybe the people who are upset about html email could form a working
group, take the discussion there and write up an ID with observations
and recommendations for html emails at the ietf?
Better idea: Create a list for the discussion. That addresses the immediate
goal of saving the poor dead horse from yet another beating, because when the
topic arises (again) we can redirect people to that list.
Whether or not a working group materializes is then up to the participants.
Ned
