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Sending Plain Text E-mail Messages

WebTV

There are some sites on the 'net like HTML for WebTV E-Mail and How To Use HTML In WebTV E-Mail that inform users to add HTML coding to their WebTV signature, PLEASE IGNORE THIS BAD ADVICE!

WebTV users should NEVER leave an HTML signature "added" when posting anywhere outside of the WebTV Community OR e-mailing to a non-WebTV user. Unless you remove it, they will probably receive your message as an attachment and will be less than happy with you. Attachments are the number one purveyor of viruses. See WebTV Flood virus for example.

How to Set Up a Signature and Remove HTML coding

• Click on Setup on the sidebar
• Click on Signature
• Remove the HTML codes (if any) from the text entry box
• Add a simple maximum 4-line signature in the text entry box
• Click Done
• Click Done again

If you using an HTML signature, then you MUST make sure to remove it before posting to non-WebTV users. Your mail should be compatible with other user's systems by using only plain text and no HTML.

• On the WebTV e-mail "Write Page"
• Click on "Remove Signature" at left of "Send" button
• Send e-mail

NOTE: The default in the WebTV e-mail Write page is set to include the signature.

Original material courtesy of Gerald E. Boyd.