Re: want all outgoing messages to use html format

On Dec 17, 1:08 pm, VanguardLH <V...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
calvinbur...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
hello,

running outlook 2003 with sp3 under windows xp.  outlook is setup to
send new email messages using html format which i like.  the issue i
have is that when i reply to a message that uses text format (rather
than html), the reply message also defaults to text.  is there any way
to change this default so that all my messages (both new as well as
replies, including replies to text email messages) go out using html
format?  i understand why outlook is setup this way, but i still want
to change it so all my outgoing email uses html format.

thanks.

Oh, so you want to be rude to a sender by sending them an e-mail in a
format that they obviously chose not to use and may not be able to read?
If you don't want to write in plain-text mode for your reply to someone
that obviously wants to read in plain-text mode then simply don't reply.

Yes, you can configure Outlook to force a particular encoding for your
outbound e-mails.  However, you will then seen as being rude by those
who want to send and receive (your replies) in plain text mode.  Well,
by being rude, expect some of your plain-text-sending recipients to add
your to their Blocked Senders list.  

So, when someone sends you an e-mail in English, but because your native
language is, say, Spanish, do you compose your reply in Spanish, too,
knowing the recipient won't be able to read your reply?

This is crazy! I never realized the amount of people that get
offensive when you change their formatting. This is actually
interesting. I seriously never thought twice about it.

So if people get offended and view repliers as rude when their emails
are returned in HTML instead of the original text format...does that
mean I can call you rude for changing my HTML format to text when you
reply back to me? Now I know those of you HTML bashers will
immediately respond with "I just wouldn't reply back to you in the
first place.", however, what would you do if the IRS sent you an HTML
email with some important information about your taxes? Would you
choose not to open it because it was HTML? Would you respond back by
changing the format to text because that is what you prefer? If so,
wouldn't you then be a hypocrite because you are doing to their emails
what you don't want them to do to yours? Might the original IRS
sender be insulted because you changed his HTML format to text? He
gets upset. He throws your paperwork to the bottom of the pile and
you don't see your refund for 10 months. All because you offended him
by changing the format of his email which *he* religiously uses HTML
for. In the grand scheme, does it matter? I'm just curious as to the
real reason why people get offended when you change the format. Okay,
maybe not offended, but annoyed? Irritated? Is it a hassle? My
email servers have never dealt me a situation where HTML has caused a
problem. In fact, whenever I've sent HTML emails and gotten replies
in text, nothing was wrong. I never got hate mails or requests
saying, "hey, next time, can you *please* send a text email? It makes
life so much better." They've never *not* replied back to me for
changing the format. I'm just curious.
.

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