> If an email has a rich, HTML view; it should be required to come with a text-only, non-HTML copy of the body as well; for accessibility, compatibility, and privacy reasons.
I can't imagine this working. The plain text section would probably something like "Upgrade your email client to view this message" 90% of the time and be completely pointless.
Maybe it's an unpopular opinion but if I were rebooting email I'd forego HTML entirely and either say it's strictly plain-text, or use some Markdown-like formatting spec that looks fine even when viewed as plain text (email clients could provide WYSIWYG editors for less technically-inclined email authors). The evils of HTML in email (phishing, impersonating companies, and other scams) far outweigh the benefits (none, as far as I'm concerned).
I can't imagine this working. The plain text section would probably something like "Upgrade your email client to view this message" 90% of the time and be completely pointless.
Maybe it's an unpopular opinion but if I were rebooting email I'd forego HTML entirely and either say it's strictly plain-text, or use some Markdown-like formatting spec that looks fine even when viewed as plain text (email clients could provide WYSIWYG editors for less technically-inclined email authors). The evils of HTML in email (phishing, impersonating companies, and other scams) far outweigh the benefits (none, as far as I'm concerned).