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Ophelia posted in HTML by mistake.
A proper newsreader doesn't render HTML, it just displays the code if
it's there.
Real news readers can cope with HTML nowadays.
Real newsreaders disdain to do so. It's only the Johnny-come-lately and
run to keep up with Muco$not ones which do.
I am tempted to start posting using MathML in response to everyone
who claims that HRML is acceptable. The main thing stopping me is
the effort of learning MathML. But, one of these days, I will get
irritated enough ....
In General HTML is not acceptable on text only newsgroups, but
sometimes people
make mistakes.
I must say that it seldom happens. The occasional Gardenbanterer tries
to post pics though. I blame the ISPs though - in the Dark Ages, ISPs
often had their own news servers, and half the CB-ers in the country
moved over and took over Usenet, which was a mixed blessing. Now, it's
only a few dyed-in-the-wool purist ISPs like Zetnet which have news
servers of their own. Fortunately the MD is into Usenet...
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Rusty
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
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