Please make it plain

[Richard Gaskin]

Graham Samuel wrote:

> Can we please go back to plain text on the list, and also avoid
> enormous and/or html signatures.
> 
> I hope I'm not the only one who wants this return to Heather's
> standing instructions.

You're not alone.

And while it's not the biggest challenge of my life I do wonder exactly what
oh-so-serious corporations hope to accomplish by appending outgoing emails
with 2k of disclaimers.

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