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Message no. 1
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Robert Ennew)
Subject: HTML- encoded messages
Date: Thu May 30 09:30:04 2002
<html><div style='background-color:'><DIV>
<P><BR><BR></P>
<DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<P>&nbsp;</P></DIV></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Welcome! First, though, two requests: could you please turn
off the
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>&gt;"feature" that is causing your mailer to send
HTML-encoded messages? Also=
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>&gt;,
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>&gt;please quote the relevant parts of the message you're
replying to. Thanks=
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>&gt; :)
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Webdings>I apologise for the mistake(s) as I have no Idea on
the technical side of computers. Please notify me to whether this is an improvement or
whether&nbsp;I still haven't rectified the problem. I'm definately a newbie when it
comes to the internet.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Gruntius Maximus</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>A.K.A. Ground Zero</DIV>
<DIV></DIV></div><br clear=all><hr>Send and receive Hotmail
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Here</a><br></html>
Message no. 2
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Martin Steffens)
Subject: HTML- encoded messages
Date: Thu May 30 10:05:02 2002
From: Robert Ennew

[converted wingdings] 
I apologise for the mistake(s) as I have no Idea on the technical side of computers.
Please notify me to whether this is an improvement or whether I still haven't rectified
the problem. I'm definately a newbie when it comes to the internet.
[end converted wingdings]

Buzz, sorry Robert, but that pretty much only made it worse. When you compose a message in
hotmail, check the pulldown on the right side just above your edit window. There is an
option there to switch on/off the Rich Text editor. Please disable this for SR mails.

Hope this helps,

Martin

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