- From: Tavis Reddick <treddick@blueyonder.co.uk>
- Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2007 00:58:41 +0100
- To: <public-html-mail@w3.org>
In these discussions, I'm not sure if I understand the role of the user, email client and server in choosing settings for personal preference, accessibility and security. If there was a modular email format which worked in the same way as accessible XHTML, then couldn't the user decide (perhaps by UI settings less to more secure) which level/profile or modules to accept in an email? In that way, it would be up to email authors to allow their emails to gracefully degrade, and to provide alternates (for example, text for images, or hyperlinks for scripted buttons). Email client developers could preset appropriate levels, and server providers could validation against a schema (and allow user option of reject invalid emails before download). Users should be able to add safe senders to a higher level/profile. Network administrators should be able to set a level above plain text (which would also be valid) and below full XHTML. A user CSS stylesheet should override author ones if applied. Tavis Reddick
Received on Saturday, 7 April 2007 00:01:30 UTC