26th August 1999
It's time for another visit from Mother Netiquette; she still wants to talk about e-mail habits. And why not? I bet you use e-mail to communicate with your friends everyday. But today's question is: but how should you start communicating with someone you don't know? Think twice before sending an HTML message. The recipient may not have an HTML-capable mail client, and your message may not actually be read. After you know the other user can handle HTML mail, only then is it "safe" to fire off an HTML message. And even then, please watch the size of your message--graphics are bandwidth hogs. If it can be sent in text, send it in text.