2026-10-19 10:20 UTC
If you write any software that sends emails in HTML, and can't be bothered producing a plain text version, please do not add a text portion that says something along the lines of "This email best viewed in HTML". Just only add the HTML portion.
Replies (3)
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@RogerBW@oldbytes.space 2026-10-19 10:23
@noodles@social.earth.li As I read the MIME standards, this is actually a violation of what multipart/alternative is for. If you can't produce a plain text representation, you shouldn't claim you have done so, just include what you do have.
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@kinnison@social.flarn.net 2026-10-19 10:24
@noodles@social.earth.li The wording which really gets my goat is along the lines of "Your mail client cannot display this message"
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@mal3aby@mastodon.smears.org 2026-10-19 10:40
@noodles@social.earth.li "This email best viewed in /dev/null"