(Netflix/GlobalConnect a/s) Scheduled Open Connect Appliance upgrade is starting
Bryce Wilson
bryce at thenetworknerds.ca
Sun Jan 13 22:49:31 UTC 2019
I’m fine with HTML emails to some extent (mainly the inclusion of clickable links) but I am not a fan of formatting.
Not to name any names, but there are a few people on this list that for whatever reason use different fonts or sizes. I like having all of my text the same size because I can then use the features built into my email client to change the size as I need for my eyes and the screen I am using. I am also able to change the font when the email does not already specify one. More importantly, what is the need to use a different font in your emails? One of the people that I converse with outside of this list uses a cursive font which is also in a different color. It’s very hard to read and I see no need for it at all.
The final reason that I dislike some HTML emails is because my email reader has a dark mode which is much more easy on the eyes. Some formatting, though I am unsure what (it appears to me imbedded images), causes the email to display with a white background instead of the dark gray that normally shows. This is both not nice to look at and out of place with the other emails.
While I don’t use a plain text email reader myself, I know that they are still commonly in use and have their place. One example of where I personally use one is on a terminal where I am automatically sending emails to interact with some email based systems.
Thanks ~ Bryce Wilson, AS202313, EVIX, AS137933/AS209762
> On Jan 13, 2019, at 2:15 PM, Matt Hoppes <mattlists at rivervalleyinternet.net> wrote:
>
> Yes Mike,
> All of my email clients are set to plain text only.
>
> Email is for text. Not HTML. Not incredimail. You know that :)
>
> On Jan 13, 2019, at 14:50, Mike Hammett <nanog at ics-il.net> wrote:
>
>> People use plain-text e-mail on purpose?
>>
>>
>>
>> -----
>> Mike Hammett
>> Intelligent Computing Solutions
>>
>> Midwest Internet Exchange
>>
>> The Brothers WISP
>>
>> From: "Christoffer Hansen" <christoffer at netravnen.de>
>> To: nanog at nanog.org
>> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2019 1:46:08 PM
>> Subject: Fwd: (Netflix/GlobalConnect a/s) Scheduled Open Connect Appliance upgrade is starting
>>
>> Sent to NANOG,
>>
>> Anyone from NETFLIX subscribed?
>>
>>
>> Could you please fix the below type notification e-mails to ALSO be
>> available if one ONLY USES PLAIN-TEXT email clients?
>>
>> Currently the notice information is formatted in such a way the
>> PLAIN-TEXT section is completely EMPTY.
>> ONLY the HTML section contains information.
>>
>> (E-mail client on my case is Thunderbird)
>>
>> --
>> Cheers
>>
>> Christoffer
>>
>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>> Subject: (Netflix/***) Scheduled Open Connect Appliance
>> upgrade is starting
>> Resent-From: ***
>> Date: *** Jan 2019 ***
>> From: Netflix <info at mailer.netflix.com>
>> Reply-To: no_reply at netflix.com
>> To: ***
>>
>>
>>
>> Netflix
>>
>>
>> Hello ***,
>>
>> The scheduled upgrade of your Open Connect Appliance(s) (OCAs) is
>> beginning now. The list of affected appliances is:
>>
>> IP Address Name Facility
>> *** *** ***
>>
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>>
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