In news:[email protected], Thomas Cameron <[email protected]> typed: : To Mike Scott:- Wouldn't it be easier for the receiving : site to return a message to the sender advising him/her : that the message is in HTML and to change to TEXT?
Yeah, it's just a tick mark to add in Options, depending on the client. I don't have the RFC/FYI handy, but this is included in two of them, both updated within the last few years. HTH, Twayne` : On 2011-03-14, at 9:42 AM, Mike Scott wrote: : :: On 14/03/11 12:38, David B Teague sr wrote: ::: On 3/14/2011 3:51 AM, Mike Scott wrote: :::: On 14/03/2011 00:10, David B Teague sr wrote: :::: ... ::::: Am I posting in HTML mode? Tell me if I am, and I'll do ::::: my best to find :::: :::: Yes. :::: ::::: out how to stop that. :::: :::: Good idea. :::: :::: ::: Thanks for the heads up. It think those of us who use a ::: mail reader that is HTML aware, such as Thunderbird will ::: not know that is a problem for anyone else. I can be ::: annoying enough just being myself. I don't need annoy ::: with HTML. ::: ::: For the benefit of anyone using TB, here is what I did. ::: Others ignore, please. ::: ::: By default TB sends all domains both HTML and Text. ::: ::: HTML mail allows formatting that Text doesn't. I looked ::: in TB's Options :::: Format This provides Text or HTML and other options :::: without ::: exception. To find a more fine grained solution, I looked ::: in ::: Thunderbird's Tools > Options > Composition, clicked the ::: Send Options. A setting there determines whether HTMLis ::: sent and domain exceptions are provided for. :: :: for completeness, :: T > O > C > General | Send Options :: ::: ::: I added openoffice.org as a text only domain. ::: ::: **Please let me know if I was successful in sending TEXT ::: only to this list. :: :: You're fine now. :: :: I must say I really dislike those depressingly frequent :: html emails with HUGE font sizes and garish layouts. I :: wonder if the lists could usefully suppress html content :: in some way. :: :: :: :: -- :: Mike Scott :: Harlow, Essex, England :: -- :: ----------------------------------------------------------------- :: To unsubscribe send email to :: [email protected] :: For additional commands send email to [email protected] :: with Subject: help -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] For additional commands send email to [email protected] with Subject: help
