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by zepolen 7y ago
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| Hi josho! |
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| This is why it's slower to read! |
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- bwat49 7y agoA decent email client will load images asynchronously. Many can also be configured to not load remote content at all until you allow it.
- zepolen 7y agoSo loading the text part of emails only. That's precisely the topic of discussion.
- snowwrestler 7y agoHTML loads even if images do not, which means you still get formatting, bolding, font sizes, clickable links, tables, etc.
- a3n 7y agoThat may be the reason for some people. I disallow loading images until I click, for security and privacy reasons. But I want to see pictures of my aunt's dog if she sends it.
- yyyk 7y agoLoading asynchronously != not loading at all. Asking for permission before rendering external images != not loading at all, even though we could live without external images and just include everything inline.
- scrollaway 7y agoThis isn't a thing, which makes me think you're arguing in bad faith. Clients load images asynchronously, and no personal email is sent with a logo and catchphrase header. I've never seen that in my entire life and I've been using email with a lot of people, for a long time. Formatting is an issue however, and the addition of formatting to email can be useful and add to the conversation. To take the hn example again, the text portion of your comment is broken on mobile because hn doesn't support proper formatting. This has made your comment harder to read.
- zepolen 7y agoSo you have never received a message like this in your inbox. No notifications from various services/companies you use on a daily basis. Who's arguing in bad faith again?
- jefftk 7y agoThe post is arguing that individuals should switch to sending traditional plain text email, and recommending mail clients that support it well. Yes, many companies make painful HTML emails, but that's orthagonal to this discussion.
- michaelmrose 7y agoI'm not the original poster however I do believe that the guidelines say to assume good faith. >Clients load images asynchronously Many clients actually don't load images by default for privacy reasons requiring another click. Even if not one reasonably assumes that the image may be relevant and waits for it to load. Half the planet also has a pretty slow connection. >To take the hn example again, the text portion of your comment is broken on mobile You see the whole thing either turn your phone sideways or scroll sideways.
- tomp 7y agoYour comment is plain text and it's terrible to read. So if anything, you're making the opposite point!