Re: corrupted mail

[Ludwik Kowalski <kowalskiL@MAIL.MONTCLAIR.EDU>]

Hi Mike:
I also want to know the answers to your questions.
I see no "bold" style and each line ends with an equal sign,
as below. I do receive messages with colored fonts, etc.
from people on my campus lists. My Mac OS 9.2 (using
the Netscape 4.7 mailer) has no problem with rendering
them correctly. I suppose the Phys-L server prevents
the rich text from being transmitted. Is it still necessary?
Ludwik Kowalski

"Edmiston, Mike" wrote:

> John Denker has made some good suggestions about e-mail software and =
> how you might want to set it.  I have a question along those lines.
>
> One option for many of us is to choose "rich text" format as opposed =
> to "plain text."  I realize that plain text is "safer" in the sense i=
> t is less likely to cause problems for people who don't use the same =
> system I use.
>
> On the other hand, rich text is more robust and allows some formattin=
> g such a bold, italics, centering.  On my campus, since we all use th=
> e same system, we typically use rich text.  But I often switch to pla=
> in text for messages leaving campus.  It's a pain to keep switching b=
> ack and forth.
>
> So the question is, if I leave Outlook in rich text mode, does that c=
> ause problems for some of you?  If your system does not support or de=
> tect the rich text mode, supposedly all that happens is you see plain=
>  text and any centering or bold or italics, etc. simply show as plain=
>  text.  Is that the extent of it, or does someone sending messages in=
>  rich text actually cause some people to get garbled messages?
>
> Does anybody even get the rich text, or does the list server convert =
> it to plain text before sending it out?  I am sending this message in=
>  rich text, and these words are bold.
>
> Michael D. Edmiston, Ph.D.=09=09=09Phone/voice-mail:=09419-358-3270
> Professor of Chemistry & Physics=09FAX:=09=09=09=09419-358-3323
> Chairman, Science Department=09=09E-Mail=09=09=09=09edmiston@bluffton=
> .edu
> Bluffton College=09
> 280 West College Avenue
> Bluffton, OH 45817