Hmmm I'm getting further in this ... it appears that when Outlook 2003
imported my addresses it set all of them individually to send plain text. I
can individually change them but I can't seem to change all of them to HTML
format send. The option you suggested appears only to be applicable to new
addresses added to the contact list. Is this a known bug ? (my title is
incorrect on this post now ... it wasn't HTML ... it was plain text that was
being sent)









SW wrote:
Yes did that.

"neo [mvp outlook]" wrote:
Open Outlook 2003 and select Tools | Options | Prefs. tab | Email Options
button and ensure that the read standard mail as plain text (5th checkbox
from top) is unchecked.

"SW" wrote in message
...
I recently upgraded to Outlook 2003 from OE 6 and on my PC it works fine
...
that is I receive HTML files and scripts/pictures are embedded within the
received mail.

On my wife's pc (identical) she doesn't. If you send HTML to her it is
interpreted as Plain Text. I have tried every setting, and option,
reinstalled and the effect is the same. I spent several hours comparing
my
settings to her to no avail. The only difference is that I have removed
OE.
She would kill me so I can't do that when Outlook 2003 isn't working
properly.
So I have taken Outlook 2003 off my wife's PC. However now she is still
not
receiving HTML files from me.

My question to the group here is ... have you ever seen this and can
anyone
think why? What registry settings(s) controls receive as plain text ?
I am
using Windows XP, IE 6, Outlook 2003 POP3 account for receiving ... SMTP
for
sending.

What I have already done

1) configured automatic downloads to allow HTML in the security settings

2) set internet security option

3) checked my contact book for my wife to see if I have it specified for
plain
text mail ... can't find that setting - note if I send to her with HTML
and and
embedded picture it is not seen as HTML (pretty sure it was ok with us
both
using OE)


Steve W