There are two email formats—plain text and HTML—with many technical communities strongly preferring plain text.
A curated list of email clients that compose plain text by default with correct quoting and wrapping settings is provided.
Detailed setup instructions are given for popular email clients to enable plain text composing and bottom posting.
Etiquette recommendations include avoiding top posting and wrapping text at 72 columns for readability.
Plain text emails offer stronger security, privacy, accessibility, and lower spam risk compared to HTML emails.
Guidance for senders and developers encourages sending multipart/alternative messages, defaulting to text/plain, and proper line wrapping.
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