Here is the proper method (as communicated to me by a member
who posts to various list servers that require plain text)
for sending plain text using Aol 9.0.

Sending mail using AOL Version 9:

1. Login to AOL and click on "Write" up in the top AOL menu
bar, or "Write Mail" in the Mail Options drop down box to
open a composition window.
2. Right click in the area where you will compose your email.
3. Click the last option on the bottom of the menu: "Compose
as Plain Text". (The formatting options above the text
box will then appear grayed out.)
4. Make sure your font is set to "Arial" and "10" and type
your email.
5. When finished, send your email to the list (Do not add an
automatic "Signature" to your email, this may change your
settings back to html).

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Ditto!

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ME TOO!!!=

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Dick - I have AOL 9 but there must be something I am not
understanding in order to do what you would like.

I went to the 'Settings' icon, then to 'mail settings' but
there was no edit in sight. I couldn't find anywhere else
to be able to add MTM's info.

Any additional information you can give me so that I can get
this done?

Mary Ann Thomas

I went to the main 'Edit'

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same here.

Carol
What can one expect of a day that begins with getting out of bed.

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Dick,

As a user of AOL on several mail lists that want plain text,
I share your frustration. Unfortunately, I can't find any
way to get rid of the HTML coded email on AOL 9.0. There is
no "preferences" item under the Edit menu. "Advanced
Options" under "email settings" has nothing regarding text
properties or email addresses to receive plain text.

Perhaps I'm missing something. I'm running AOL 9.0 Optimized SE.

Ira Smilovitz

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This list, for a number of reasons, is configured for plain
text messages only. AOL's default is to send what are called
"multipart" messages, consisting of an HTML-formatted
message and a message that appears to be in plain text - but
which converts certain HTML-formatted characters into their
ASCII equivalent. I wind up snipping this junk.

Recent versions of AOL (since version 5.0) have not allowed
users to send messages in "real" plain text. AOL 9.0,
however, does provide the capacity for users to designate
E-mail addresses that should receive messages in plain text
format. I am asking all users of AOL 9.0 to configure the
mail client to send messages to MTM in plain text. To do so,
you need to do the following:

1. Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
2. Click Advanced Options.
3. Click Add.
4. Type misc.taxes.moderted as the email address for which
you want all messages to be sent in plain text.
5. Click OK.

As always, thank you for your cooperation.

Dick

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