On 11/26/05, Olin Lathrop wrote: > You're settings aren't right. For one thing you're not getting the leading > "> " on each line of replied-to text. I'm using Outlook Express on Windows > XP right now, and here are all my settings that I think might be relevant: > > TOOLS > OPTIONS > READ check "Read all messages in plain text" > TOOLS > OPTIONS > SEND check "Include message in reply" > TOOLS > OPTIONS > SEND uncheck "Reply to messages using the format > in which they were sent" > TOOLS > OPTIONS > SEND > Mail Sending Format > check Plain Text > TOOLS > OPTIONS > SEND > Mail Sending Format > Plain Text Settings > > check MIME > TOOLS > OPTIONS > SEND > Mail Sending Format > Plain Text Settings > > Encode text using: None > TOOLS > OPTIONS > SEND > Mail Sending Format > Plain Text Settings > > Automatically warp text at 76 characters when sending > TOOLS > OPTIONS > SEND > Mail Sending Format > Plain Text Settings > > check "Indent the original text with" and select "> " for "when replying > or forwarding" Why do yo think Microsoft make this so difficult? They are stupid? No, I do not think so. Microsoft is very good at UI design and one of the best in human engineering: I like their mouse as well. The setting of Outlook 2k is different. One more thing, in Outlook 2k, this will mess the spell checker which I do use when I am using Outlook 2000. The Gmail spelling checker now I am using really sucks! Why do you think Gmail leaves two empty lines at the top? Are they stupid? I do not think so. Personally I also think this ">>>>" thingy can be very messy as well. Miss-quoting is also a problem. Top-posting avoids the problem. > By the way, the settings above also inhibit HTML, which is really nice for > dealing with spam. Since the browser is never run on HTML content, links > are not automatically followed and browser holes can't be exploited unless > you actively display the HTML. > I know HTML and RTF are not so nice to send to mailing lists. However it is thr norm in corporate setup. More and more listings are using HTML. Regards, Xiaofan -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist