Dear Colleagues,
Here is how Mr. Gates' Outlook Express handles HTML transmissions:
"Formatting message text
"When you want to add special emphasis or structure to message text-such
as bold, color, or bulleted lists-you can use Hypertext Markup Language
(HTML), the standard for formatting text for the Internet. Using HTML
formatting also enables you to add graphics and links to Web sites in
your messages.
"When you use HTML formatting and the recipient's mail or news program
does not read HTML, the message appears as plain text with an HTML file
attached. Only e-mail programs that support MIME (Multipurpose Internet
Mail Extensions) can read HTML formatting."
I hope this helps Wintel users and their correspondents as well.
Paul J. Nikolai
Centerville, Ohio, USA
----- Original Message -----
From: N. Shamsundar <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 16:43
Subject: Re: HTML formatting
> Plain text only, please. Browsers recognize links even in plain text.
> If you choose "both HTML and plain text", TWO copies will be sent to
> everyone on the distribution list, so don't use anything other than
> plain text.
>
> N. Shamsundar
> University of Houston
>
> Aleksandar Donev wrote:
> >
> > Me again,
> > Several people have complained about HTML formatting in the
messages. I
> > prefer HTML formatting for the links, but do not want to annoy
others.
> > Now, my Netscape mail client has the option "Send in both HTML and
plain
> > text". Does anybody know what exactly this does when sent to an
> > individual and a group list serve like comp-fortran? Or should I
simply
> > choose "Send in plain text only"?
> > Thanks,
> > Aleksandar
> >
> > --
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> > (517) 432-6770
> > Department of Physics and Astronomy
> > Michigan State University
> > East Lansing, MI 48824-1116
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