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This mark > in an e-mail

Discussion in 'General Internet' started by abx, 2006/12/30.

  1. 2006/12/30
    abx

    abx Inactive Thread Starter

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    When I reply to an e-mail message, there is a > mark on each line. How can I reply without having those > marks show up? Thank you very much.
     
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    Christer

    Christer Geek Member Staff

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    I believe those > are quote marks ( a reference to the message you received) at the beginning of each line. Nothing much (to my knowledge) to do other than DEL - "page down arrrow" - DEL - "page down arrow" - and so on ...

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    Zander

    Zander Geek Member Alumni

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    In Outlook Express click tools>options>send tab. Where it says mail sending format, click the plain text settings button. You'll find what you're looking for there. Just uncheck the line related to this.
     
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    r.leale Lifetime Subscription

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    Hi abx,

    If you are replying to a friend's e-mail, and not replying on a business matter, I find it is always nicer not to use the "Reply" button but to start a new message to them. This way their old message is not quoted and, to me at least, it seems more friendly.
    We all have our little quirks, don't we?

    Roger:rolleyes:
     
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    armestier

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    r. leale--You do not have to have the original message displayed when you use Reply. OE Tools|Options|Send tab, uncheck "Include message in reply "|Apply|OK.
    Of course if you prefer to make it easy to refer to the original message when replying (as I do) I leave that setting checked, and before I send, I highlight the original message and click Delete.
     
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    r.leale Lifetime Subscription

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    Hi Armestier,

    When I replied to the original I didn't know that he was using OE - should have asked because I don't.

    Roger:(
     
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  8. 2007/01/26
    Johanna

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    Steve R Jones

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    Or you can copy n paste the mail into NotePad or MS Word and Edit->Find and Replace and replace the > with "blank. "
     
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    Rocco

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  11. 2007/01/28
    TonyT

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    shameless plug:
    The free Courier email client, a product of Rose City Software, who are partners with this windowsbbs.com forum, has a built in tool to remove the > with one click.
    http://www.rosecitysoftware.com/courier/
     
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