[PLUG] Running a linux mail list with Windows subscribers

[Greg Long]

Most nix mail clients support HTML mail OK, but I guess you have diverse
group.

Outlook can be configured to send plain text by default, though I
beleive Matt is correct - Exchange Server can override this.

My biggest annoyance is that HTML mail sent through our KLUG mailman
list sends HTML just fine, but it ARCHIVES in plain text - so even
though there is a web interface to view the archives - the tags are
still displayed.

I think this starts to fall under the "can't we all just get along"
category. :)

-----Original Message-----
From: plug-admin at lists.pdxlinux.org
[mailto:plug-admin at lists.pdxlinux.org] On Behalf Of Matt Alexander
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 3:16 PM
To: 'plug at lists.pdxlinux.org'
Subject: RE: [PLUG] Running a linux mail list with Windows subscribers


Unfortunately, many sites enable HTML-mail on their Exchange server, so
even if the user composes in plain text, it's still sent out as HTML. ~M


On Mon, 13 May 2002, Longman, Bill wrote:

>
> >   Some of you have family members using Windows, others work in an 
> > OS-diverse workplace. I'd be grateful for some information that I 
> > can pass on to these users when they write to me for help.
>
> Most who use Outlook (aka Lookout!) can change the format of the 
> current message with Format -> Plain Text. They can set this as their 
> default under Tools -> Options -> Mail Format and changing the first 
> field (Send in this message format:) to "Plain Text".
>
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> WEL
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