Re: Outlook 2003 Receiving Plain Text Despite Setting HTML

From: SW (anonymous_at_nomail.com)
Date: 05/30/04 

Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 04:07:30 GMT

Yes did that.

"neo [mvp outlook]" <neoheart@remove-heart.mvps.org> 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" <anonymous@nomail.com> wrote in message
>news:Umauc.4915$_V4.3297@read1.cgocable.net...
>> 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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