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Karl Larsen k5di at zianet.com
Fri Jun 22 23:01:35 UTC 2007


Matthew Saltzman wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-06-22 at 13:11 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote: 
>   
>> I'm sorry Matthew Saltzman who is working on my Bug, and a guy who 
>> signs as "Tim" are using HTML email which my Thunderbird will not 
>> decode. This is because I have selected a big font which is easy for my 
>> old eyes to see. I can read all straight ascii of tiny font because my 
>> system blows it up to normal size.
>>
>>     Just to see I printed Matt's email but it still comes out as garbage.
>>
>>     So please, if you have a way to switch to ascii from HTML do so at 
>> least on the list. Then we can all read it.
>>     
>
> Damn, am I really sending HTML?  (Obviously, somebody other than Karl
> will have to answer, if I am.)
>
>   
    No I can answer Matt. Your sending HTML but I got T-Bird to convert 
it to plane ascii before sending it to the display. I can now read 
anything again, almost.

Karl

> If I am, I apologize profusely and ask:
>
> How can I get Evolution not to do that?  (And if you're going to say,
> "Use TBird," save yourself the keystrokes, please...)  HTML is not
> checked in the Format pull-down.  I found the tab to select HTML
> formatting and it's not checked either.
>
>   
>> Karl K5DI
>>
>>
>>
>>     






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