garbage symbols from Outlook E to Eudora
Andre R. M.
From time to time I will receive garbage symbols (YP><><><>) as the
entire text of a message sent to me (Eud 4.2.2.) via Outlook Express.
Can this be corrected in my settings, or is this a function of the
sender's email client? Thanks, Andre.
krazy kat
haven't yet got an answer.
I do think I know that this occurs only when the mail sent by OE
contains formatting and is sent as multipart mail. If you ask your
correspondents to only send you unformatted mail, only plain text, I
think it won't happen.
But I'm hoping someone comes up with a more detailed explanation and
especially some setting in OE that will prevent this from happening even
if the mail contains formatting.
(I'm also wondering if it is something that was introduced with OE
5.01).
--
Frank Lekens
operamail.com is where it's really @
Rick
Andre R. M. wrote:
> Frank,
>
> I too want to know something more definitive in the way of the
> existence of an OE switch. I have OE here, but I can't "see" where
> that switch might be. It just has to exist. You obviously have not
> found an answer on the OE newsgroups, or have you gone there yet?
>
> I suspect that the problem is not with Eudora because Adam, John
> or the guys did not pop up with an answer.
>
> In the interim, I am having my correspondent (per your suggestion)
> resend the message with and without formatting to see what ensues.
> I'm sure the results will prove you right on the issue.
>
> So, the question remains: What is the solution? Anybody out there
> have the solution?
>
> Andre.
You are correct. It is not due to Eudora. I just found another URL that
explains things a little more clearly. Try this one:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q240/3/33.asp
Rick
--
Just because you're paranoid,
doesn't mean no one is after you
Andre R. M.
Adam Kippes
> You are correct. It is not due to Eudora. I just found another URL that
> explains things a little more clearly. Try this one:
> http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q240/3/33.asp
You keep this up and we're going to appoint you the official Microsoft
database searcher. <g>
Did you notice that under Cause they don't actually explain *why* it
happens?
-- AK
--
adam....@pobox.com
PGP keys available from servers
krazy kat
adam....@pobox.com says...
> Did you notice that under Cause they don't actually explain *why* it
> happens?
>
krazy kat
> explains things a little more clearly. Try this one:
> http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q240/3/33.asp
>
Thanks very much for looking that up. The description completely fits
the problem, so I'm guessing this is it. For some reason I alway forget
to check their database. I guess that's at least one thing Microsoft's
good at: making an inventory of their own bugs. :-)
(Note that they forget to mention one other possible solution on the OE
end, which is for the user not to use the reply function but simply to
compose a new mail.)
Rick
krazy kat wrote:
I think I read where this happens when a message is sent by OE to someone (non
OE) and replied to, then (re) replied to by OE. Nest time I get one, I'll try the
.uue suggestion.
Rick
Adam Kippes wrote:
> In <38B092F3...@aintnoway.com>, Rick wrote:
>
> > You are correct. It is not due to Eudora. I just found another URL that
> > explains things a little more clearly. Try this one:
> > http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q240/3/33.asp
>
> You keep this up and we're going to appoint you the official Microsoft
> database searcher. <g>
>
> Did you notice that under Cause they don't actually explain *why* it
> happens?
>
> -- AK
>
> --
> adam....@pobox.com
> PGP keys available from servers
Adam, I don't often see an answer from MS that is usable by non engineers.
Reminds me of that old joke where a balloonist in Redmond gets lost, sees a
big building, writes a note on a piece of cardboard and holds it so the people
in the building can see it. Note says "Where am I?" Reply from the people in
the building says "You are in a balloon." The balloonist then knows he is a MS
HQ, and heads for the airport. When asked how he knew that was MS HQ, he said
that was a typical answer from a "computer type". Perfectly accurate, but
completely useless.
Andre R. M.
Adam, Frank and Rick:
BINGO! I proved it out with my correspondents here. In order for
Eudora not to receive garbage in a multi-part letter from OE, OE
must be configured so that the block "include message in reply"
is checked. This switch is located in Tools/Options/Send.
Glad this one is over with. It was driving me nuts. You too, eh
Frank?
Thanks to y'all for the input.
Andre.