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Thread ID: 45305 2004-05-18 00:01:00 I think I found a way to stop stupid HTML Emails hay u (5059) Press F1
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237352 2004-05-18 00:01:00 Write you reply in HTML then save it to desktop in HTML format, open it up with notepad, and send them a copy with all the HTML tags included like this joke below .


<BODY>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>1 . I can see your point, but I
still think you're full of **** .

2 . I don't know what your
problem is, but I'll bet it's hard to
pronounce .

3 . How
about never? Is never good for you?

4 . I see you've set
aside this special time to humiliate yourself in
public .


5 . I'm really easy to get along with once you people learn to see
it
my
way .

6 . I'll
try being nicer if you'll try being smarter .

7 . I'm out of
my mind, but feel free to leave a message .

8 . I don't work
here . I'm a consultant .

9 . It sounds like English, but I
can't understand a damn word you're
saying . (You speak-a-Span)


10 . Ahhh . . . I see the screw-up fairy has visited us again .


11 . I like you . You remind me of myself when I was young
and stupid .

12 . You are validating my inherent mistrust of
strangers .

13 . I have plenty of talent and vision; I just
don't give a damn .

14 . I'm already visualizing the duct
tape over your mouth .

15 . I will always cherish the initial
misconceptions I had about you .

16 . Thank you . We're all
refreshed and challenged by your unique
point of

view .

17 .
The fact that no one understands you doesn't mean you're an
artist .


18 . Any connection between your reality and mine is
purely
coincidental .

19 . What am I? Flypaper for
freaks!?

20 . I'm not being rude . You're just insignificant .


21 . It's a thankless job, but I've got a lot of Karma to
burn off .

22 . Yes, I am an agent of Satan, but my duties
are largely
ceremonial .

23 . And your crybaby whiny-assed
opinion would be . . . ?

24 . Do I look like a people person?


25 . This isn't an office . It's Hell with fluorescent
lighting .

26 . I started out with nothing &amp; still have
most of it left

27 . Sarcasm is just one more service we
offer .

28 . If I throw a stick, will you leave?


29 . Errors have been made . Others will be blamed .


30 . Whatever kind of look you were going for, you missed .


31 . I'm trying to imagine you with a personality .


32 . A cubicle is just a padded cell without a door .


33 . Can I trade this job for what's behind door #1?


34 . Too many freaks, not enough circuses .

35 .
Nice perfume . Must you marinate in it?

36 . Chaos, panic,
&amp; disorder - my work here is done .

37 . How do I set a
laser printer to stun?

38 . I thought I wanted a career;
turns out I just wanted a salary .

39 . Who lit the fuse on
your tampon?

40 . Oh I get it . . . like humor . . . but
different . </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> 		hay u (5059)
237353 2004-05-18 00:58:00 ?:| The logic eludes me. Billy T (70)
237354 2004-05-18 01:12:00 Im with Billy on this, would it just piss off the users at the other end?

Why not ditch Outlook Express which Im assuming you're using and use a Real email client like Thunderbird which easily allows you to choose HTML or Plain-text emails?!

If Outlook Express does this, Ive not yet seen it


Chill. 		Chilling_Silence (9)
237355 2004-05-18 01:29:00 Go to OE Tools > Options > Read. Turn ON the option to "read all messages in plain text". Jim B (153)
237356 2004-05-18 01:29:00 I'm completely Pro-Thunderbird, but . . .

In Outlook Express:
Tools --> Options --> "Send" Tab -->

Make sure "Reply to messages using the format in which they were sent" is not ticked .
Mail Sending Format --> Set to Plain Text

Then go to the "Read" Tab --> Tick "Read all messages in plain text"

That should make OE be completely text only .

The anti-html technique mentioned above is nuts . 		whiskeytangofoxtrot (438)
237357 2004-05-18 01:30:00 > Go to OE Tools > Options > Read. Turn ON the option
> to "read all messages in plain text".

*snap* 		whiskeytangofoxtrot (438)
237358 2004-05-18 10:54:00 Ouch. Growly (6)
237359 2004-05-18 11:53:00 I once posted a question (not in plain text) to a Linux forum and got my head bitten off for being a "bandwidth hogg" - while the person had a point (I suppose) the reality is that HTML encoded email is here to stay ... a bit like telling people to go back to DOS WP4.2 or something for their word processing. JohnD (509)
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