Re: Question marks (??????) are included in my messages - why?

[Nuno Silva]

On 2019-10-31, Paul B. Gallagher wrote:

> Nuno Silva wrote:
>
>> Try setting (for example, in about:config) the mail.strictly_mime
>> preference to true, which, if I understand correctly, will make
>> Mail use quoted-printable for outgoing messages.
>
> Is that equivalent to this?
>
> Edit | Preferences | Mail & Newsgroups | Text Encoding | Composing Messages:
> [x] For messages that contain 8-bit characters, use 'quoted printable'
> MIME encoding. Leave unchecked to send the messages as is.

It probably is, and it does toggle mail.strictly_mime.

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Re: Question marks (??????) are included in my messages - why?

[Frog]

Nuno Silva wrote:

On 2019-10-31, Frog wrote:


I have been informed that my messages sometimes include a series of
??.  I'm not sure why this happening and if in fact is is me or
something going on with the recipient computer.  It has been suggested
to me that it has to do with two different operating systems being
involved in the process (Microsoft and Apple).  Any thoughts how this
is happening and how I can stop the ?? would be appreciated.



Is this happening with e-mails you send via a Verizon SMTP server? If
so, here's what I wrote about it a couple months ago[1]:

 If this is what I think it is, it should only happen when you use
 the SMTP server from Verizon/AOL/Yahoo/...

 Try setting (for example, in about:config) the mail.strictly_mime
 preference to true, which, if I understand correctly, will make
 Mail use quoted-printable for outgoing messages.

 Bug 1435903 has some details about this:
 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1435903


[1] Message-ID: 


Thanks for your quick response...very much appreciated.

Yes, my server is Verizon and now AOL.  I made the change you suggested 
in your above message.  This is my first message after changing the 
false to true.  I will now wait a few days to see if it has solved my 
problem.


Thanks again for all of the responses sent my way.
Frog

P.S. I'm not sure what "Mail use quoted printable for outgoing 
messages" really means...care to give me a sentence or two on this topic?

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Re: Question marks (??????) are included in my messages - why?

[David E. Ross]

On 10/31/2019 3:11 PM, Frog wrote:
> I have been informed that my messages sometimes include a series of 
> ??.  I'm not sure why this happening and if in fact is is me or 
> something going on with the recipient computer.  It has been suggested 
> to me that it has to do with two different operating systems being 
> involved in the process (Microsoft and Apple).  Any thoughts how this is 
> happening and how I can stop the ?? would be appreciated.
> 
> Frog
> 

Where in your messages do the question marks appear: in the Subject,
elsewhere in the header section, or in the body?

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Yahoo News: "Cubs to hire David Ross as new manager"
No, that is NOT me.
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Re: Question marks (??????) are included in my messages - why?

[Paul B. Gallagher]

Nuno Silva wrote:

Try setting (for example, in about:config) the mail.strictly_mime 
preference to true, which, if I understand correctly, will make 
Mail use quoted-printable for outgoing messages.


Is that equivalent to this?

Edit | Preferences | Mail & Newsgroups | Text Encoding | Composing Messages:
[x] For messages that contain 8-bit characters, use 'quoted printable' 
MIME encoding. Leave unchecked to send the messages as is.



P.S. Just wondering OT: since "messages" is plural, shouldn't we say 
"send the messages as are"? ;-)



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Re: Question marks (??????) are included in my messages - why?

[Nuno Silva]

On 2019-10-31, Frog wrote:

> I have been informed that my messages sometimes include a series of
> ??.  I'm not sure why this happening and if in fact is is me or
> something going on with the recipient computer.  It has been suggested
> to me that it has to do with two different operating systems being
> involved in the process (Microsoft and Apple).  Any thoughts how this
> is happening and how I can stop the ?? would be appreciated.


Is this happening with e-mails you send via a Verizon SMTP server? If
so, here's what I wrote about it a couple months ago[1]:

If this is what I think it is, it should only happen when you use
the SMTP server from Verizon/AOL/Yahoo/...

Try setting (for example, in about:config) the mail.strictly_mime
preference to true, which, if I understand correctly, will make
Mail use quoted-printable for outgoing messages.

Bug 1435903 has some details about this:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1435903


[1] Message-ID: 

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Question marks (??????) are included in my messages - why?

[Frog]

I have been informed that my messages sometimes include a series of 
??.  I'm not sure why this happening and if in fact is is me or 
something going on with the recipient computer.  It has been suggested 
to me that it has to do with two different operating systems being 
involved in the process (Microsoft and Apple).  Any thoughts how this is 
happening and how I can stop the ?? would be appreciated.


Frog
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