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Re: [OM] OT: WINMAIL.DAT

Subject: Re: [OM] OT: WINMAIL.DAT
From: "Stuart Phillips" <stuart.phillips@xxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1999 23:48:16 -0400
Is it happening now?

Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian P. Huber <bphuber@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 31, 1999 5:55 PM
Subject: RE: [OM] OT: WINMAIL.DAT


>
> Gary Reese stated:
>
> Digest 1058 just came in as a WINMAIL.DAT file.  For those who are sending
> formatted e-mail to the list, please turn off the blasted Microsoft
defaults
> (likely from Outlook or Outlook Express) and mail us just plain text.
>
> I'm already disgusted enough with all the crap that MIcrosoft has
festooned
> upon us, much less in having them "taking us where THEY want US to go."
> [note
> my venting is towards Billy Gates and crew rather than OM List
subscribers]
>
> Someone was kind enough to post the procedure for curing this.  If they
> would
> be kind to enough to repost it, I would be grateful
>
> The main thing to do here (after being the cause of this a while back), is
> to set up an address for the list (need to be off-line for this) and MAKE
> SURE that the box for Rich-text format is NOT CHECKED!
>
> Another way, when ready to REPLY, double click on To..., UNCHECK your box
> for rich-text.  However, you'll need to do this every time you reply to
the
> list.
>
> In case you're a little slow (;>), Rich-text format is the problem.  I
guess
> it's the advanced MS graphics capabilities that other OS don't
have.....(;<)
> It only happens on this list, or similar systems, not when directly
replying
> to other users.
> Brian P. Huber
>
> Troy, OH
> bphuber@xxxxxxxxxx
> .
>
>
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