In Microsoft Outlook, go to TOOLS, then OPTIONS. Click the SEND tab. Make
sure "reply to message using the format in which it was sent" is NOT
checked, and below in MAIL SENDING FORMAT, click "Plain text".
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: Giles <cnocbui@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] OT - MIME and other oddities
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| This happens when people post to the list in html format, instead of plain
| text.
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| The usual culprit is the wretched Microsoft Outlook. I believe it's
| default configuration is to send all mail in html format rather than plain
| text so new users may not be aware they are causing a problem.
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| The problem is heightened for digest dwellers. Most email clients will
| just diplay an html formatted message as plain text. However, with the
| digest, all messages are bundled into one so different display formats can
| not be applied so html messages are included in the digest in their raw
| form, which is mostly gobbledygook.
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| The problem is partly my fault as I have not been jumping on html posters
| of late.
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| Recent culprits include:
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| "J&B Chapman" <betc@xxxxxxxx>
| "Gary Edwards" <garyetx@xxxxxxxx>
| "John Duggan" <john.duggan1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| "Bohuslav Paule" <slavek@xxxxxxxxxx>
| "mike m." <mnmitch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| "John W. Sloane, DMD" <jsloane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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| Giles
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| is Ray Moth wrote:
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| > This is OT but brief. Can anyone tell me why the List is sometimes
| > filled with gargbage that seems to be due to the inability of MIME
| > format to present itself in a sane manner? Also, why do some people's
| > postings stretch several feet across the screen instead of having a
| > sensible line-wrap? Just curious!
| >
| > Regards,
| >
| > Ray "Dunscrollin" Moth
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