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Old May 30th, 2004, 02:00 AM
SW
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Default Outlook 2003 Receiving Plain Text Despite Setting HTML

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

  #2  
Old May 30th, 2004, 03:43 AM
neo [mvp outlook]
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Default Outlook 2003 Receiving Plain Text Despite Setting HTML

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



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Old May 30th, 2004, 05:07 AM
SW
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Default Outlook 2003 Receiving Plain Text Despite Setting HTML

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




  #4  
Old May 30th, 2004, 05:26 AM
SW
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Default Outlook 2003 Receiving Plain Text Despite Setting HTML


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





  #5  
Old May 30th, 2004, 06:47 AM
SgtRich
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Default Outlook 2003 Receiving Plain Text Despite Setting HTML

On Sun, 30 May 2004 01:00:36 GMT, SW wrote:

The only difference is that I have removed OE.


If you really did remove Outlook Express, Outlook is not going to function
properly, as Outlook relies on some of Outlook Express' files.
--
SgtRich

Email Client: Microsoft Outlook 2002
News Client (Text): Forté Agent 2.0 www.forteinc.com
News Client (Binaries): News Rover 9.2 www.newsrover.com

  #6  
Old May 30th, 2004, 07:46 AM
Diane Poremsky [MVP]
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Default Outlook 2003 Receiving Plain Text Despite Setting HTML

Are you sending plain text messages or receiving plain text messages? If
sending, the subject is wrong - you are sending plain text, not receiving
it.

Were the addresses set for always use plain text in the other program? if
you uninstalled OE, you'll need to reinstall it - Outlook and OE share some
files.


--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)

Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
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"SW" wrote in message
...

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







 




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