Re: Example of bloat in HTML/Word mail (was Re: [Nolug] Munich Mi crosoft & Linux) from Alex McKenzie on 2003-07-16 (nolugarchives)

From: Alex McKenzie <alex_at_boxchain.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 20:32:01 -0500
Message-ID: <3F15FC91.9060703@boxchain.com>

Wimprine, Thomas wrote:
[snip actual email content]

> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C34BCB.74C61A10
> Content-Type: text/html
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
>
> <html xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"
> xmlns:w=3D"urn:sc=
> hemas-microsoft-com:office:word"
> xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">

So, part proprietary, part w3.org standard. OK!

[snip]
> <meta name=3DProgId content=3DWord.Document>
> <meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 10">
> <meta name=3DOriginator content=3D"Microsoft Word 10">

Kill me now, quickly.

> <link rel=3DFile-List href=3D"cid:filelist.xml@01C34BA1.9DBAF8C0">

Ooh, wonder what that means

> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>

Badly formed

> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
> <o:AllowPNG/>

Well, that's nice of them

> <o:DoNotRelyOnCSS/>
> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
> <w:WordDocument>
> <w:SpellingState>Clean</w:SpellingState>
> <w:DocumentKind>DocumentEmail</w:DocumentKind>
> <w:EnvelopeVis/>
> <w:Compatibility>
> <w:BreakWrappedTables/>

Stick to what you're good at

> <w:SnapToGridInCell/>
> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/>
> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/>

Just because

> </w:Compatibility>
> </w:WordDocument>
> </xml><![endif]-->
> <style>
> <!--
> /* Style Definitions */
> p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
> {mso-style-parent:"";
> margin:0mm;
> margin-bottom:.0001pt;

Please, beat up my old CPU calculating just how small that is.

> mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
> font-size:12.0pt;

Why 12.0? Why not 12.00000?

[more snip]

> @page Section1
> {size:612.0pt 792.0pt;
> margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt;
> mso-header-margin:36.0pt;
> mso-footer-margin:36.0pt;
> mso-paper-source:0;}

So it -looks- like it's a typewriter.

[snip again]

> <body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple
> style=3D'tab-interval:36.0pt'=

HTML 4.0? I don't think so.
>
>
> <div class=3DSection1>
>
> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span
> style=3D'font-size:1=
> 0.0pt;
> font-family:Arial'>It's a link from Slashdot but it's good reading.
> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

What does that 'o' tag do? Probably nothing.

OK, I feel a little better.

-- 
Alex McKenzie     alex@boxchain.com     http://www.boxchain.com
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Received on 07/16/03