[SEL] Snipping and Flaming ( what is HTML )

Peter Scales peter at loud-n-clear.net
Sun Dec 18 19:29:38 PST 2005


HTML stands for Hyper-Text Markup Language and is a mechanism for allowing
web pages to be displayed by web browsers.

"HTML defines the structure and layout of a Web document by using a variety
of tags and attributes. The correct structure for an HTML document starts
with <HTML><HEAD>(enter here what document is about)<BODY> and ends with
</BODY></HTML>. All the information you'd like to include in your Web page
fits in between the <BODY> and </BODY> tags."  This is a simplification and
is missing a couple of things, but you get the idea.

HTML wasn't intended for use with email by the original authors of both the
HTML and email specifications and protocols, but many email client programs
(especially Microsoft ones (I'd guess about 80% of clients in use?)) will
allow use of HTML, or even offer it as a default.  I must admit to not
liking HTML in my email myself, but times change and so do conventions.

Let's not start on top-posting :-^)

Regards

     Pete
-- 
Peter Scales, Prees, Shropshire, UK, Europe, Northern Hemisphere, Right-hand
side of Pond.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com 
> [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of 
> Bill Boyce
> Sent: 19 December 2005 02:58
> To: The SEL email discussion list
> Subject: Re: [SEL] Snipping and Flaming ( what is HTML )
> 
> could someone explain what the difference between html and 
> plain text is ? i 
> went to the outlook express options and found i had the html 
> button turned 
> on, but i have no idea what
> thats all about,,,
> bill boyce
> lost prairie, arkansas





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