My Outlook 2000 is set up to send "plain text" messages when posting to the list. However, when you reply to a message that is formatted with HTML, your reply will also adapt this format and thus create a large size file as I just found out as Bill Downall (List Manager) correctly pointed out.
Javier Valencia, PE President Valencia Technology Group, L.L.C. 14315 S. Twilight Ln., Suite #14 Olathe, KS 66062-4571 (913)829-0888 (913)649-2904 FAX -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bernard Lis Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 3:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: List Server Message Etiquette ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alastair Burr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 3:37 PM Subject: Re: List Server Message Etiquette > * Use "plain text." Suppress HTML effects from your posts to list > servers. Many subscribers are using email readers that cannot make > any sense of your HTML. The colors and fonts and sizes that look > great to you on your workstation can be really ugly or even unreadable > on other people's workstations. HTML style settings can add many > kilobytes to the size of your message, and easily can swell your > message size to the point where it will exceed the limits for this plain > text email list server I woould like to add: If you're using outlook express, in your contact list, right click on the [EMAIL PROTECTED], select properties, click name tab, put a check in "send plaint text message" Bernie Lis Megabytes, Inc. P.S. I just did it, thanks for the reminder Alastair. ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
