> As I understand about AOL 6.0, there's no arbitrary switching; there's no
> switching at all. It always forces HTML and doesn't need a rationalization
> like finding a URL in the text.
Not exactly, but it'll certainly switch to HTML for reasons that are not
obvious to people sending mail.
> However, Outlook Express can be set once and for all to send plain text
> except on messages where the sender specifically selects rich text or adds
> an attachment or stationery.
That's mostly true, although I have had lots of multipart/crud mail show
up from people who swear they set all their Outlook or OE settings to
plain text. As far as I can tell, there's also a setting in Exchange
(Microsoft's mail server) that will crudify mail whether you want it or
not.
My advice for people using AOL is to install Netscape 6.1. It's a much
nicer mail program than the one built into AOL and is much less
enthusiastic about HTML.
Regards,
John Levine, [EMAIL PROTECTED], Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies",
Information Superhighwayman wanna-be, http://iecc.com/johnl, Sewer Commissioner
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