Thanks Nat for that very important piece of info. on how to get to plain text. I have been reading the forum for quite awhile. I tried to post a couple of times, but was not using plain text so the post would not work. It will be nice to be able join in !!
Best Regards ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nat Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Compact Macs" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 5:29 PM Subject: Re: posting with gmail > Gary: > > As you are entering a message, look carefully at the top of the box > where Gmail lets you enter message text. There should be a small-font > hyperlink option that saws "Send message in plain-text format" or > something similar. Just click on it. You might have to first click > the "More options" hyperlink to see that option, but I know it's > there. If you can't find it in the top of the box, look at the bottom. > > I use my Gmail account with the PowerMac lists, and I had to toggle > this option initially to get it to work. Once you do it once, it > should save your preference for all future messages. At least, it did > for me. > > -Nat > > > On Thursday, September 15, 2005, at 07:57 AM, Liam Proven wrote: > > > On 15/09/05, Gary Danko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> That much I gathered, but I am trying to find out if there > >> is a configurable option in gmail that I may have > >> overlooked. I am all in favor of plain text for email, but > >> I do not know how to enable that in gmail. > > > > I'm using Gmail. Works for me. No special configuration. > > > > Some weird character in your Gmail .sig? > > > > > -- > Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
