TSGL: Solve this one, if you can! Plain text

[edLynn]

Hi Timan -

I'll give plain text a whirl. This reply, like the other just before, is 
going out with OE...but I changed the Options setting under Send, to "plain 
text" - it has been HTML. Let's see what happens.

ED


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tilman Brandl" <tbrandl2 at chello.at>
To: "Tech Support Guy Mailing List" <list at tsgserver.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 5:53 AM
Subject: Re: TSGL: Solve this one, if you can!


> Hi,
>
> <The most likely cause is that the your emails may contain formatted text,
> which is generally forbidden by most forums >
>
> In OE6 one can set this appropriately with each single address. OTOH - 
> I've
> just checked my own settings, which sofar were NOT 'send as plain text
> only'. But of course this wouldn't be a problem if I only stick to sending
> plain text only, which I always do.
>
> Tilman
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Don Penlington
>  To: Tech Support Guy Mailing List
>  Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 8:11 AM
>  Subject: TSGL: Solve this one, if you can!
>
>
>  Ed wrote:
>  >I have subscribed to the list
>  >using three different email addresses. I tried one; failed; unsubscribed
>  >that name, and subscribed a second name. Then a third, which is this and
> is
>  >successfully reaching the list server for posting.>>
>
>
>  The most likely cause is that the your emails may contain formatted text,
>  which is generally forbidden by most forums for a number of good reasons
>  (mainly security-related).  It is not a good practice at the best of
> times.
>
>  The defaults in OE need to be changed to "send plain text only" or some
>  similar setting.
>
>  Perhaps inadvertently, your messages may contain some element of
>  formatting--could be in a signature for example, or even italics.
>
>  Send a test to yourself and see if you can detect any part which looks as
>  if it might be formatted (ie not plain text).
>    Gmail probably doesn't have this option, which would explain why it 
> gets
>  through.
>
>  Don Penlington
>   From the Beach at Surfers Paradise in sunny Queensland.
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