[muglo] Re: Those "=20s"

As in Alice - this =20 string is becoming curiouser and curiouser ?!

I also get the bloody things - ..................................

As has been pointed out the Response Pref box will have no effect  
upon an incoming format

But if we are all being inconvenienced with this - surely some whiz  
kid (Eric?) can come up with a solution ?

Ilbert



On 10 Jul 2006, at 9:04 AM, Martin Albinger wrote:

>
> On 9-Jul-06, at 10:46 PM, Eric Dunbar wrote:
>
>
>> On 09/07/06, Tee Cashmore <teecashmore@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On 9-Jul-06, at 11:01 AM, Martin Albinger wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I may have figured it out already.  In Mail (10.3.9) under
>>>> Preferences:
>>>> Composing: Responding I unchecked the box that says: Use the same
>>>> message format as the original.
>>>> Martin
>>>>
>>> That's not it martin. I've always had that box unchecked & I  
>>> still get
>>> some messages with =20 etc.
>>>
>>
>> But do you send any messages with =20? That is the question!
>>
>> As a recipient you cannot affect =20 because that's something that
>> happens before you receive the e-mail. If you check the archives
>> you'll see lots of =20 which would suggest that it's a sender issue
>> (which it is).
>>
>
> I suspect Eric is correct. It is a sender issue not a receiver issue.
> By replying in the same format as the sender (check box checked) I
> guess that the '=20' gets inserted for whatever reason.  By replying
> with the check box unchecked you use your mail program preferences, in
> my case Plain Text, so the format issue is not transferred or continue
> with your reply.
>
> Tee, I think you may have answered the question - you 'get' mail with
> the "=20" but you do not 'send' mail with the '=20' as Eric  
> suggests. I
> think the answer is no in both our cases now that I (we) have  
> unchecked
> that box!
>
> Martin
>
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