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[Tools-discuss] Re: Be careful when sending images to the list

John C Klensin <john-ietf@jck.com> Sat, 27 July 2024 13:06 UTC

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--On Saturday, July 27, 2024 12:52 +0200 Carsten Bormann
<cabo@tzi.org> wrote:

>...
> After a long break in connectivity, I sometimes find myself in
> places with limited and/or expensive connectivity. This is exactly
> the time when I need to download tons of mail (*). So I wouldn't
> entirely dismiss the observation that the size of a batch of mail
> can matter.
>...
> (*) Yes, downloading attachments can often be switched off in mail
> clients, but this configuration can be obscure and one would do
> this in an emergency only.
> 
> (**) and having the communication archived *with* the images that
> enable it

And these things may explain why some of us have stayed with mail
clients that have good and obvious support for downloading
attachments (and alternate body parts more generally), the ability to
easily prefer text-mode messages to HTML one by default when both are
present, and IMAP disconnected mode even though those clients have
not kept up with some modern developments.

    john

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