RE: Outlook loses auto-signature

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From: Mary (Mary_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/08/04 

Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 09:01:02 -0800

There's a setting you need to change in OL 2003. Tools, Options, Mail Format,
Internet Format, Outlook Rich Text Options. Select "convert to html."

"Eksistenz" wrote:

> We use HTML mail format for outgoing mail, and auto-signatures in Outlook
> 2000 and 2003.
>
> Some users want their signature to appear when replying to email, which is
> fine, until they reply to a message sent in rich text. Their signature isn't
> added to rich text messages (for obvious reasons).
>
> However, having replied to a rich text message, their signature also stops
> being added to new HTML messages, and Outlook gives an error "The signature
> xxxx could not be located. This signature may have been removed."
>
> Looking in the mail format settings, the auto-signature is now blank, but
> can be re-set.
>
> Has anyone found a way around this annoying behaviour?

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