Post Ar768mhDPHC3PeakcK by chiraag@mastodon.online
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(DIR) Post #Ar75Gky3cI9cPmhtlw by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-02-14T15:26:06Z
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My toxic trait is using fixed width fonts whenever possible but especially for email because if the official software *forces* me to use HTML email then I’m gonna make it look correct for everyone. (anyone else remember the HTML email wars? oh how I long to be upset about just that once again.)
(DIR) Post #Ar75QpIAOT0eiqulkW by chiraag@mastodon.online
2025-02-14T15:27:52Z
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@futurebird I intentionally send plain text emails pretty much all the time (including at work).
(DIR) Post #Ar75Vd4JGezYGAiuWW by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-02-14T15:28:47Z
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@chiraag Probably classier than what I do. But still.
(DIR) Post #Ar75lunZ7FipsieneC by LeDiva@lediva.masto.host
2025-02-14T15:31:39Z
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@futurebird I spent years fighting the reply-on-top trend, too. Can't win 'em all.
(DIR) Post #Ar75sfC9Wll3W1NL0K by whitneymcn@mastodon.xyz
2025-02-14T15:32:50Z
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@futurebird As late as 2000, I convinced an IT team to let me continue running Pine as my email client; I get it, I think.
(DIR) Post #Ar768mhDPHC3PeakcK by chiraag@mastodon.online
2025-02-14T15:35:50Z
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@futurebird Which software forces you to use HTML email?
(DIR) Post #Ar76FNaz80ELalp3Bo by argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.org
2025-02-14T15:37:00Z
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@futurebird On that note, I was recently impressed by how clean Thunderbird's generated HTML is.
(DIR) Post #Ar775f2hVP96lGiRqy by llewelly@sauropods.win
2025-02-14T15:46:30Z
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@futurebird html email is a huge security and privacy problem. Its widespread acceptance enabled widespread use of privacy-invading emails that track whether your computer fetched images or other remote things referred to in the html, as well as many other privacy invading techniques. It enabled the rise of the adtech industry, which is currently backing the nazi administration in the USA.
(DIR) Post #Ar77BOZbePOzQ7qEvg by chris_radcliff@spaceup.city
2025-02-14T15:47:29Z
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@futurebird Do you have a favorite fixed width font? Lately I’ve loved Commit Mono, and the Braille Institute just released a neat-looking one.
(DIR) Post #Ar7O4bbIW2F518ysC0 by ussiemer@mastodon.social
2025-02-14T18:56:46Z
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@futurebird Mail wars 2000 - 2010. Awful but awesome 😎👍
(DIR) Post #Ar7athl0aGpYKYehKS by burnitdown@beige.party
2025-02-14T21:20:24Z
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@futurebird i do this for a lot of things. even my web browser. fedi is monospaced.
(DIR) Post #Ar8KL9q8mDvJBSWLGi by bigiain@aus.social
2025-02-15T05:49:38Z
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@futurebird I fought (and lost) against the Top Posters in the many skirmishes and hostilities that preceded the outbreak of full HTML email war.