Rich Text versus HTML format and attachments

[saturnin02]

1) Hi, I notice that if I use Rich Text as the format to send any files I
attach are attached as an icon with the body of the message rather than when
I use html as the format and they are attach under the Attach "section"
below the Send line of the email.
This messes with a user form I use to email as the icon messes up the
format, etc. (in Rich Text).
Is this normal?

2) I recently switched to Rich Text from html as default send format as I am
led to believe that many large (fortune 500) corporations do not let HTML
formatted emails through but automatically convert them to plain text;
whether an email formatted in Outlook Rich Text might get through with the
font formatting chosen, etc. Is this correct?

Tx,
Sat

 

[Roady [MVP]]

1) Yes, this is normal; Rich Text supports in-line attachments

2) No, the same rules apply as with HTML formatted e-mail. Even worse; Rich
Text is the least supported message format so the changes that the messages
comes in badly formatted is even bigger.
For more info see; http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/richtext.htm

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Backup and Restore
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

 

[saturnin02]

OK Robert.
Tx for your help.
I will go back to HTML format as my default!
Best,
S

1) Yes, this is normal; Rich Text supports in-line attachments

2) No, the same rules apply as with HTML formatted e-mail. Even worse; Rich
Text is the least supported message format so the changes that the messages
comes in badly formatted is even bigger.
For more info see; http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/richtext.htm

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-Backup and Restore
-Create an Office XP CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 3

-----

1) Hi, I notice that if I use Rich Text as the format to send any files I
attach are attached as an icon with the body of the message rather than
when
I use html as the format and they are attach under the Attach "section"
below the Send line of the email.
This messes with a user form I use to email as the icon messes up the
format, etc. (in Rich Text).
Is this normal?

2) I recently switched to Rich Text from html as default send format as I
am
led to believe that many large (fortune 500) corporations do not let HTML
formatted emails through but automatically convert them to plain text;
whether an email formatted in Outlook Rich Text might get through with the
font formatting chosen, etc. Is this correct?

Tx,
Sat