However, my thread is more "can we do it differently?" instead of "maybe we shouldn't do it at all"
I agree, HTML isn't right for email.
Some different approach, possibly a markdown variant, with decent style support (basic css like background colours, fonts, like markdown themes in a code editor), why not explore that.
There's no reason emails need to be plain. RTF is a horrible format, markdown is much more prevalent and easy to make a simple UI formatter that obeys the standard for non technical users.
However, my thread is more "can we do it differently?" instead of "maybe we shouldn't do it at all"
I agree, HTML isn't right for email.
Some different approach, possibly a markdown variant, with decent style support (basic css like background colours, fonts, like markdown themes in a code editor), why not explore that.
There's no reason emails need to be plain. RTF is a horrible format, markdown is much more prevalent and easy to make a simple UI formatter that obeys the standard for non technical users.