Ol2003 and Lotus Notes

[openworld news]

If I send an HTML based e-mail to a Lotus Notes user the response that I get
contains my original words but not their response. If I switch to plain text
the
problem goes away.

 

[Brian Tillman]

If I send an HTML based e-mail to a Lotus Notes user the response
that I get contains my original words but not their response. If I
switch to plain text the
problem goes away.

Sounds like you've found the solution yourself.
--
Brian Tillman
Smiths Aerospace
3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS 1B3
Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
Brian.Tillman is the name, smiths-aerospace.com is the domain.

I don't speak for Smiths, and Smiths doesn't speak for me.

 

[openworld news]

Sounds like you've found the solution yourself.
--
Brian Tillman
Smiths Aerospace
3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS 1B3
Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
Brian.Tillman is the name, smiths-aerospace.com is the domain.

I don't speak for Smiths, and Smiths doesn't speak for me.

Brian,

But I want to use HTML....what is the problem

 

[Brian Tillman]

But I want to use HTML....what is the problem

I want to fly, too, but flapping my arms doesn't do the job. I'm more
practical. If plain text gets the job done (HTML rarely enhances a message
anyway, since it doesn't transmit information, only glitz and glitter),
that's what I use. If my hammer won't drive a screw, I use a tool that
does.
--
Brian Tillman
Smiths Aerospace
3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS 1B3
Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
Brian.Tillman is the name, smiths-aerospace.com is the domain.

I don't speak for Smiths, and Smiths doesn't speak for me.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

What message value does HTML add that doesn't exist with plain text?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the SWEN virus, all mail sent to my personal account will be deleted
without reading.

After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, openworld news
asked:

| ||
||| If I send an HTML based e-mail to a Lotus Notes user the response
||| that I get contains my original words but not their response. If I
||| switch to plain text the
||| problem goes away.
||
|| Sounds like you've found the solution yourself.
|| --
|| Brian Tillman
|| Smiths Aerospace
|| 3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS 1B3
|| Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
|| Brian.Tillman is the name, smiths-aerospace.com is the domain.
||
|| I don't speak for Smiths, and Smiths doesn't speak for me.
||
|
| Brian,
|
| But I want to use HTML....what is the problem

 

[Rob Schneider]

Lotus Notes is not very good at interacting it's mail format with rest
of world. There are things sender can do, but it's not usual for them
to do so.

That being said, HTML emails are not necessary. Not only is it
unnecessary glitter and glitz (as others have said), but by making your
reader view HTML mail for your mail (and all others), it opens up their
computer for significant security and privacy risks. I think it's
arrogant for HTML email senders to impose that on people.

Hope this is useful to you. Let us know.

rms

 

[Guest]

I have the same issue with Ol2002 SP3 and Lotus Notes. I am going to try your solution and change my settings to plain text. I did notice when I changed my Outlook settings to Auto Preview I could see the missing text. Also, whenever this issue occurs and only when this issue occurs the sender's e-mail address is listed as "on behalf of" See the example belo

John Doe [[email protected]]; on behalf of; John Doe [[email protected]

I wish I could understand the root cause of this issue. My guess, based on the symptoms i.e. able to see text in Auto Preview and "On Behalf Of", is the problem is with the Outlook client

 

[Guest]

I just noticed if I change my OL2002 settings to allow autopreview I can see the missing text in the autopreview window. So the text is there it just doesn't appear when I open and try to view the e-mail.