[JDEV] Rich Text in Messages

[DJ Adams]

On Wed, Dec 20, 2000 at 04:40:05AM +0000, Celso Martinho wrote:
> I like the idea of "feature negotiation" with the server but I'm not sure what the implications are. My guess is that it would turn out to more server work trying to guess what the client accepts and rewriting the messages to the proper "formats". It's my conviction that this should be a client-side job (even if it means bloating) and that the server should be as "low-level" as it can be and worry more about protocol features, scalability and modularity, instead of content itself.
> 

It's not so much of a problem at all if we keep XHTML as a 'bonus' feature
and so a rich text chat will only happen if both clients support it. Not 
that you're suggesting this, but I don't want the situation where my client
that doesn't know or care about XHTML prevents me from having a conversation
with someone who has turned that feature on on their whizzo client.

cheers
dj