Outlook Express Color Glitch

[Frank]

I use a maroon font atop a silver-grey background in
composing and sending my Outlook Express emails. Since I
installed SP2 two days ago, I can still compose my emails
the same way. But after I click the "send" button, the
emails are sent with maroon writing atop a white
background. Likewise, when I check my OE sent folder, the
sent emails are maroon font atop the white background;
the grey is gone. I experimented with a dark blue font
atop a yellow background, and the same result happens.
The sent out email and what is saved in the sent folder
winds up being dark blue atop white instead of atop the
yellow background. Does anyone know of a possible fix in
the OE options menu?

 

[Malke]

I use a maroon font atop a silver-grey background in
composing and sending my Outlook Express emails. Since I
installed SP2 two days ago, I can still compose my emails
the same way. But after I click the "send" button, the
emails are sent with maroon writing atop a white
background. Likewise, when I check my OE sent folder, the
sent emails are maroon font atop the white background;
the grey is gone. I experimented with a dark blue font
atop a yellow background, and the same result happens.
The sent out email and what is saved in the sent folder
winds up being dark blue atop white instead of atop the
yellow background. Does anyone know of a possible fix in
the OE options menu?

This probably has something to do with the plain text settings. Most
email clients are configured to write and receive in plain text for
security reasons and size of emails (html mail is *way* bigger than
plain text and if you are sending to people on dialup, they won't love
you for using html). I believe SP2 tightened OE's security, so check in
all the Options.

You do understand that if the recipient doesn't have Outlook Express and
your particular fancy font (and has set OE to only read in plain text),
they won't see your carefully created design anyway?

Malke