Send plain text to specific contacts.

[Jarryd]

Hi,

I have Oulook 2003 (ver. 11) connected to Exchange 2003. I have read that
it is possible to set the format options (plain text, HTML) on a per Contact
basis. I have attempted to do this by:
1. Opening the specific Contact, right clicking on their email address,
choosing Send Options, and selecting Plain Text (MIME).
2. Opening an email from the Contact, double clicking on their email adress
and changing the Internet Format setting to Plain Text.

However, when I create a new email for the Contact, or if I reply to one of
their emails, it comes up as HTML (default). I have changed the mail editor
to and from MS Word without any success. So I sent the message thinking
that it might change the format after it has sent it, but when I looked in
the Sent Items it was still HTML. I called the Contact up and asked them if
the message was received in HTML or Plain Text and the reply was HTML.

Why is this not working?

TIA,

Jarryd

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Wrong setting. Double-click the email address to bring up the Properties dialoag. Under Internet Format, choose Plain Text Only.

Note that this setting does not affect the message format that you see when you begin a new message or reply, nor what you see in Sent Items. But what Outlook actually delivers to such a recipient will be plain text, not HTML.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Jarryd]

Hi Sue,

But what you propose is what I think I am doing in method 2 of my original
post. "2. Opening an email from the Contact, double clicking on their email
adress and changing the Internet Format setting to Plain Text." However,
the recipient still claims to be able to see the message body formatting,
i.e. bold, underline, italics, colours.

Could it have something to do with the fact that I use Exchange and Outlook
is ignoring its settings and letting Exchange decide for it?

TIA,

Jarryd

Wrong setting. Double-click the email address to bring up the Properties
dialoag. Under Internet Format, choose Plain Text Only.

Note that this setting does not affect the message format that you see when
you begin a new message or reply, nor what you see in Sent Items. But what
Outlook actually delivers to such a recipient will be plain text, not HTML.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Exchange is definitely a factor, and it may even vary with the version of Exchange. Do you know what your organization is using?
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Jarryd]

Exchange 2003, Std. Ed.
By the way, why would the Send Options set in the Contacts folder for
Contact not work. I open the Contact, right click on the email address and
choose Send Options. In there you can set MIME or Uuencode, but it don't
work - ARRGGGHHHH (sorry, just venting)!

TIA,

Jarryd

Exchange is definitely a factor, and it may even vary with the version of
Exchange. Do you know what your organization is using?
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers