On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 1:47 PM, suvayu ali <fatkasuvayu+li...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi John, > > On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 10:12 AM, John Hendy <jw.he...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 11:24 AM, Bastien <b...@altern.org> wrote: > >> > >> Hi John, > >> > >> John Hendy <jw.he...@gmail.com> writes: > >> > >> > I can't be that odd :) > >> > >> Well, html emails don't help :/ > > > > Really? I just send via gmail. Have I been polluting the list somehow? Have > > my emails been showing up weird to everyone or something? Yikes -- I had no > > idea. > > I also use GMail sometimes (as in this case). The problem might be you > are posting using the rich text options turned on (that is the > default). The GMail interface deceptively hides the fact that rich > text is actually html email. You need to select the "Plain Text" > button on the very right of the formatting toolbar in the compose > window. >
Thanks for the tip. After Bastien's note, I started searching around and found some references to this. When using the mailing list I will be sure to click the "Plain Text" diddy above the compose window. I had no idea. Sorry! BTW, what does it show up as? Does this mean when I italicize and bold, my emails are coming across at <b>word</b> and stuff like that?? John > > Hope this helps. > > -- > Suvayu > > Open source is the future. It sets us free.