2008/5/22 Jack D. Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Harold Fuchs wrote the following on 5/21/2008 5:21 PM: > >> 3. Why would anyone using this scheme be obliged to receive anything other >> than pure text? Again, TMP is intended to be as configurable as any other >> civilised mail program. I have to say, though, that I don't know how to >> avoid HTML in any of the internet based mail programs I've ever used - >> Turnpike, Outlook, Outlook Express, Lotus Notes and Thunderbird. But if you >> want to configure your mail reader to reject HTML and only accept "raw" >> text, fine. Just recognise the fact that non-computer people in general (a) >> don't understand the discussion and (b) would be shocked to the core if they >> were told they couldn't include their new baby's photograph *in the body of* >> the e-mail they just sent to granny and grandpa who wouldn't know an >> attachment from a hole in the wall. If they can't see it in-line they can't >> see it at all. Ditto links that "work". >> > > Harold, > > I can't say about the other mail programs but Thunderbird can be configured > to display any type of incoming email as plain text only. Your not avoiding > the downloads of html based emails, but you can avoid trying to read those > annoying html emails where someone has used a size 128 font. Displaying as > plain text eliminates those problems.
Jack, how do I configure TB to do this? I've looked quite carefully but obviously not carefully enough :-( > Presumably TMP would offer the same option for users. > Yes, absolutely. -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to [email protected]
