hi all At 08:37 AM 2000/02/03 -0600, Paul Fahr <[log in to unmask]> wrote to me: >Janet, >Thank you for your note---but I do not understand it. It may be >the reason I have problems sending a message to one particular >email address --- my daughter's at Abbott Labs in Chicago. > >I use Outlook Express >In the Tools/Send tab > >I have "International Settings" set to Western European (Windows) > >I have "Send" set to "plain text" > >If I click "Plain Text Settings" my (2) choices are: > >MIME (with three options for "Encode text using") >NONE >Quotable Printable >Base 64 > >OR > >Uuencode > >==My current settings are MIME/NONE > >I checked the "instructions" message ---- I replied to that >message and copied the "instructions text" from another email >message that was a reply to a posting by Dick Swindler. The >Encoding options are: > >Western European (Windows) >Western European (ISO) >Central European (ISO) >Central European (Windows) >Cyrillic (ISO) >Cyrillic K018-R >Cyrillic (Windows) >Greek (ISO) >Greek (Windows) >Turkish (Windows) >Unicode (UTF-7) >Unicode (UTF-8) >User defined > >The setting on both of those messages was Western European (ISO) > >What should I be set at? > >Is the problem messages that are replied to that are using a >different encoding? > >I periodically check my messages to be sure I am set to "plain >text" (my default) and the setting has been consistent. > >Appreciate your help! > >Paul Fahr hi paul i don't use outlook express; microsoft should be able to help you janet janet paterson 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset a new voice: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ 613 256 8340 PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario Canada K0A 1A0