- From: Mike Schinkel <mikeschinkel@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:05:11 -0500
- To: "'Daniel Glazman'" <daniel.glazman@disruptive-innovations.com>, "'Peter Saint-Andre'" <stpeter@jabber.org>
- Cc: <public-html-mail@w3.org>
Daniel Glazman wrote: > 5. HTML in email is seen by some as a security > threat Just a thought, but it occurs to me that no matter what is done people will still think that "HTML" is a security threat. This is much like how C++/C# developers still dis VB.NET developers even though VB.NET is no longer basic nor is it for beginners or without the same robustness features of C#. What I'm suggesting is that a new name might make a world of difference in creating acceptance. Technical concerns would be identical to what you've already identified, i.e. a safe subset of HTML even referencing HTML specs, but a different name would allow it to start fresh and avoid the stigma that HTML has. For example, something like EPML - "Email Presentational Markup Language" I am of course ignoring that it would be more broadly applicable than just email, but email would be its driver. FWIW? -- -Mike Schinkel http://www.mikeschinkel.com/blogs/ http://www.welldesignedurls.org http://atlanta-web.org - http://t.oolicio.us "It never ceases to amaze how many people will proactively debate away attempts to improve the web..."
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