The Twitter protest again Microsoft Outlook is losing steam, but the question remains: Is HTML e-mail dangerous or is Microsoft using security as a reason not to comply with Web standards? Last week’s ...

Many people are sending HTML e-mail for no obvious reason or benefit. HTML e-mail can be recognized by colored backgrounds or typefaces. It sometimes has designs or other decorations in the messages.

Everyone knows BlackBerrys are da bomb when it comes to e-mail -- so why can't they handle something as simple as HTML-formatted messages? I'm not sure, but at least there's a third-party fix: BBSmart ...