Yes. But generally when things are frowned-upon, it's because they have something going for them. (If everyone agrees that something is dumb, there's no point i

Yes. But generally when things are frowned-upon, it's because they have something going for them. (If everyone agrees that something is dumb, there's no point in belaboring it.) Inlining is the simplest and most fool-proof way to apply CSS, which helps explain why it works in email where all else fails.