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| Shur Gopal 2002-08-29, 10:28 pm |
| Greetings to you!
I just installed SuSe Linux Professional 8.0 and it is just wonderful. I
now wonder why did not change over to Linux earlier!
I have a question. My SuSe Linux Professional 8.0 has K-Mail e-mal client.
I tried to configure it for HTML format to send and receive messages. But
to my surprise it doesn't display mail in HTML format. It displays mails
only in Text format. I know that I have configured the K-Mail correctly. I
never used to have this problem with Outlook Express on my Windows XP
machine!
Please advise me how I can configure K-mail for HTML type of Sending and
Reading mails.
Thanks and regards,
Shur
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| Gregory Davis 2002-08-29, 10:28 pm |
| Shur Gopal wrote:
> Greetings to you!
>
> I just installed SuSe Linux Professional 8.0 and it is just wonderful. I
> now wonder why did not change over to Linux earlier!
>
> I have a question. My SuSe Linux Professional 8.0 has K-Mail e-mal
> client.
> I tried to configure it for HTML format to send and receive messages. But
> to my surprise it doesn't display mail in HTML format. It displays mails
> only in Text format. I know that I have configured the K-Mail correctly.
The common response might be, "read the manual," but another may be:
go into "settings", then "configure kmail"
click the security tab
check the "prefer HTML" box
check the "load external references" box (to load pictures on the internet)
> I never used to have this problem with Outlook Express on my Windows XP
> machine!
That really has no bearing on the situation you just described. If you were
having touble connecting to your ISP in Linux, but were not in XP, you
should probably add that. Outlook is not Kmail is not Netscape messenger.
Don't add useless information. Also, you probably should have gone to the
kde website first (www.kde.org), or even posted to their newsgroup
(comp.windows.x.kde)
Greg
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| Gregory Davis 2002-08-29, 11:29 pm |
| Shur Gopal wrote:
> Greetings to you!
>
> I just installed SuSe Linux Professional 8.0 and it is just wonderful. I
> now wonder why did not change over to Linux earlier!
>
> I have a question. My SuSe Linux Professional 8.0 has K-Mail e-mal
> client.
> I tried to configure it for HTML format to send and receive messages. But
> to my surprise it doesn't display mail in HTML format. It displays mails
> only in Text format. I know that I have configured the K-Mail correctly.
The common response might be, "read the manual," but another may be:
go into "settings", then "configure kmail"
click the security tab
check the "prefer HTML" box
check the "load external references" box (to load pictures on the internet)
> I never used to have this problem with Outlook Express on my Windows XP
> machine!
That really has no bearing on the situation you just described. If you were
having touble connecting to your ISP in Linux, but were not in XP, you
should probably add that. Outlook is not Kmail is not Netscape messenger.
Don't add useless information. Also, you probably should have gone to the
kde website first (www.kde.org), or even posted to their newsgroup
(comp.windows.x.kde)
Greg
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| Tim Wunder 2002-08-30, 5:40 am |
| On Friday 30 August 2002 12:02 am, Gregory Davis wrote:
> Shur Gopal wrote:
>
>> Greetings to you!
>>
>> I just installed SuSe Linux Professional 8.0 and it is just wonderful. I
>> now wonder why did not change over to Linux earlier!
>>
>> I have a question. My SuSe Linux Professional 8.0 has K-Mail e-mal
>> client.
>> I tried to configure it for HTML format to send and receive messages.
>> But
>> to my surprise it doesn't display mail in HTML format. It displays mails
>> only in Text format. I know that I have configured the K-Mail correctly.
>
> The common response might be, "read the manual," but another may be:
> go into "settings", then "configure kmail"
> click the security tab
> check the "prefer HTML" box
> check the "load external references" box (to load pictures on the
> internet)
>
This will allow the OP to view HTML mail, but not send it. If the OP wants
to be able to send HTML mail, he or she will need to use another e-mail
client. Perhaps Netscape 7, or Mozilla would be more suitable.
HTH,
Tim
<snip>
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| Tim Wunder 2002-08-30, 6:28 am |
| On Friday 30 August 2002 12:02 am, Gregory Davis wrote:
> Shur Gopal wrote:
>
>> Greetings to you!
>>
>> I just installed SuSe Linux Professional 8.0 and it is just wonderful. I
>> now wonder why did not change over to Linux earlier!
>>
>> I have a question. My SuSe Linux Professional 8.0 has K-Mail e-mal
>> client.
>> I tried to configure it for HTML format to send and receive messages.
>> But
>> to my surprise it doesn't display mail in HTML format. It displays mails
>> only in Text format. I know that I have configured the K-Mail correctly.
>
> The common response might be, "read the manual," but another may be:
> go into "settings", then "configure kmail"
> click the security tab
> check the "prefer HTML" box
> check the "load external references" box (to load pictures on the
> internet)
>
This will allow the OP to view HTML mail, but not send it. If the OP wants
to be able to send HTML mail, he or she will need to use another e-mail
client. Perhaps Netscape 7, or Mozilla would be more suitable.
HTH,
Tim
<snip>
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| Shur Gopal 2002-08-30, 6:29 pm |
| Thank you. I appreciate your advise.
Shur
"Gregory Davis" <GregDavis@umbc.edu> wrote in message
news:akmqpu$29p$1@news.umbc.edu...
> Shur Gopal wrote:
>
> > Greetings to you!
> >
> > I just installed SuSe Linux Professional 8.0 and it is just wonderful.
I
> > now wonder why did not change over to Linux earlier!
> >
> > I have a question. My SuSe Linux Professional 8.0 has K-Mail e-mal
> > client.
> > I tried to configure it for HTML format to send and receive messages.
But
> > to my surprise it doesn't display mail in HTML format. It displays
mails
> > only in Text format. I know that I have configured the K-Mail
correctly.
>
> The common response might be, "read the manual," but another may be:
> go into "settings", then "configure kmail"
> click the security tab
> check the "prefer HTML" box
> check the "load external references" box (to load pictures on the
internet)
>
> > I never used to have this problem with Outlook Express on my Windows XP
> > machine!
>
> That really has no bearing on the situation you just described. If you
were
> having touble connecting to your ISP in Linux, but were not in XP, you
> should probably add that. Outlook is not Kmail is not Netscape messenger.
> Don't add useless information. Also, you probably should have gone to the
> kde website first (www.kde.org), or even posted to their newsgroup
> (comp.windows.x.kde)
>
> Greg
>
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| Shur Gopal 2002-08-30, 6:29 pm |
| Thank you for your time. I appreciate your advise.
"Tim Wunder" <twunder@REMOVEcomcast.net> wrote in message
news:bzIb9.35090$On.1704557@bin3.nnrp.aus1.giganews.com...
> On Friday 30 August 2002 12:02 am, Gregory Davis wrote:
>
> > Shur Gopal wrote:
> >
> >> Greetings to you!
> >>
> >> I just installed SuSe Linux Professional 8.0 and it is just wonderful.
I[col
or=darkred]
> >> now wonder why did not change over to Linux earlier!
> >>
> >> I have a question. My SuSe Linux Professional 8.0 has K-Mail e-mal
> >> client.
> >> I tried to configure it for HTML format to send and receive messages.
> >> But
> >> to my surprise it doesn't display mail in HTML format. It displays[/color]
mails
> >> only in Text format. I know that I have configured the K-Mail
correctly.
> >
> > The common response might be, "read the manual," but another may be:
> > go into "settings", then "configure kmail"
> > click the security tab
> > check the "prefer HTML" box
> > check the "load external references" box (to load pictures on the
> > internet)
> >
>
> This will allow the OP to view HTML mail, but not send it. If the OP wants
> to be able to send HTML mail, he or she will need to use another e-mail
> client. Perhaps Netscape 7, or Mozilla would be more suitable.
>
> HTH,
> Tim
>
> <snip>
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| Shur Gopal 2002-08-30, 7:29 pm |
| Thank you. I appreciate your advise.
Shur
"Gregory Davis" <GregDavis@umbc.edu> wrote in message
news:akmqpu$29p$1@news.umbc.edu...
> Shur Gopal wrote:
>
> > Greetings to you!
> >
> > I just installed SuSe Linux Professional 8.0 and it is just wonderful.
I
> > now wonder why did not change over to Linux earlier!
> >
> > I have a question. My SuSe Linux Professional 8.0 has K-Mail e-mal
> > client.
> > I tried to configure it for HTML format to send and receive messages.
But
> > to my surprise it doesn't display mail in HTML format. It displays
mails
> > only in Text format. I know that I have configured the K-Mail
correctly.
>
> The common response might be, "read the manual," but another may be:
> go into "settings", then "configure kmail"
> click the security tab
> check the "prefer HTML" box
> check the "load external references" box (to load pictures on the
internet)
>
> > I never used to have this problem with Outlook Express on my Windows XP
> > machine!
>
> That really has no bearing on the situation you just described. If you
were
> having touble connecting to your ISP in Linux, but were not in XP, you
> should probably add that. Outlook is not Kmail is not Netscape messenger.
> Don't add useless information. Also, you probably should have gone to the
> kde website first (www.kde.org), or even posted to their newsgroup
> (comp.windows.x.kde)
>
> Greg
>
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| Shur Gopal 2002-08-30, 7:29 pm |
| Thank you for your time. I appreciate your advise.
"Tim Wunder" <twunder@REMOVEcomcast.net> wrote in message
news:bzIb9.35090$On.1704557@bin3.nnrp.aus1.giganews.com...
> On Friday 30 August 2002 12:02 am, Gregory Davis wrote:
>
> > Shur Gopal wrote:
> >
> >> Greetings to you!
> >>
> >> I just installed SuSe Linux Professional 8.0 and it is just wonderful.
I[col
or=darkred]
> >> now wonder why did not change over to Linux earlier!
> >>
> >> I have a question. My SuSe Linux Professional 8.0 has K-Mail e-mal
> >> client.
> >> I tried to configure it for HTML format to send and receive messages.
> >> But
> >> to my surprise it doesn't display mail in HTML format. It displays[/color]
mails
> >> only in Text format. I know that I have configured the K-Mail
correctly.
> >
> > The common response might be, "read the manual," but another may be:
> > go into "settings", then "configure kmail"
> > click the security tab
> > check the "prefer HTML" box
> > check the "load external references" box (to load pictures on the
> > internet)
> >
>
> This will allow the OP to view HTML mail, but not send it. If the OP wants
> to be able to send HTML mail, he or she will need to use another e-mail
> client. Perhaps Netscape 7, or Mozilla would be more suitable.
>
> HTH,
> Tim
>
> <snip>
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| John Reynolds 2002-08-31, 5:28 pm |
| There are interesting rants and threads about this for many a mail client.
KMail (for good, IMHO) will display, but not compose html mail.
On Thu, 29 Aug 2002 22:31:59 +0000, Shur Gopal wrote:
> Greetings to you!
>
> I just installed SuSe Linux Professional 8.0 and it is just wonderful. I
> now wonder why did not change over to Linux earlier!
>
> I have a question. My SuSe Linux Professional 8.0 has K-Mail e-mal client.
> I tried to configure it for HTML format to send and receive messages. But
> to my surprise it doesn't display mail in HTML format. It displays mails
> only in Text format. I know that I have configured the K-Mail correctly. I
> never used to have this problem with Outlook Express on my Windows XP
> machine!
>
> Please advise me how I can configure K-mail for HTML type of Sending and
> Reading mails.
>
> Thanks and regards,
> Shur
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| Nightstalker 2002-08-31, 5:29 pm |
| In article <umtm8gh6kq69e0@corp.supernews.com>, shur@charter.net says...
> Please advise me how I can configure K-mail for HTML type of Sending and
> Reading mails.
Yukk! Don't. Stick to plain text for email - it's the accepted
convention and good netiquette. There are a huge number of people who
use mail programs that cannot read html mail, and it is considered bad
form to send it! Why would anyone even want to send html email? If you
can't get the message across in plain text, it probably isn't worth
sending - just my 2c worth  Of course, you can go ahead and do it if
you insist, but not with KMail. However, if I receive an email in html,
it gets deleted immediately - I don't even read it.
--
NightStalker
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| John Reynolds 2002-08-31, 6:28 pm |
| There are interesting rants and threads about this for many a mail client.
KMail (for good, IMHO) will display, but not compose html mail.
On Thu, 29 Aug 2002 22:31:59 +0000, Shur Gopal wrote:
> Greetings to you!
>
> I just installed SuSe Linux Professional 8.0 and it is just wonderful. I
> now wonder why did not change over to Linux earlier!
>
> I have a question. My SuSe Linux Professional 8.0 has K-Mail e-mal client.
> I tried to configure it for HTML format to send and receive messages. But
> to my surprise it doesn't display mail in HTML format. It displays mails
> only in Text format. I know that I have configured the K-Mail correctly. I
> never used to have this problem with Outlook Express on my Windows XP
> machine!
>
> Please advise me how I can configure K-mail for HTML type of Sending and
> Reading mails.
>
> Thanks and regards,
> Shur
| |
| Nightstalker 2002-08-31, 6:28 pm |
| In article <umtm8gh6kq69e0@corp.supernews.com>, shur@charter.net says...
> Please advise me how I can configure K-mail for HTML type of Sending and
> Reading mails.
Yukk! Don't. Stick to plain text for email - it's the accepted
convention and good netiquette. There are a huge number of people who
use mail programs that cannot read html mail, and it is considered bad
form to send it! Why would anyone even want to send html email? If you
can't get the message across in plain text, it probably isn't worth
sending - just my 2c worth Of course, you can go ahead and do it if
you insist, but not with KMail. However, if I receive an email in html,
it gets deleted immediately - I don't even read it.
--
NightStalker
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