FAQ: Microsoft Outlook
Plain Text Emails
The safest way to send or read e-mail is Plain Text. We recommend everyone make the changes necessary to only read e-mail in Plain Text format. If you find you want to view the message in HTML (assuming you know the e-mail is valid) you can follow the instructions for enabling HTML, etc.
Outlook 2003
- Plain Text When Reading E-mail
- Tools
- Options
- Preferences
- E-mail Options
- Check "Read all standard mail in plain text"
- Plain Text When Sending E-mail
- Tools
- Options
- Mail Format
- Under "Compose in this message format" click on the dropdown and select "Plain Text"
Miscellaneous
Instructions for turning off outgoing html-email for Outlook Express and Netscape can be found at: http://www.harley.com/turn-off-html