OT: "Windows Live Mail" format question

Does anyone know how to get "Windows Live Mail” to append "> ” to the beginning of each line of quoted text?

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Nova
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of each line of quoted text?

Please explain how this is even remotely related to woodworking.

Reply to
Gordon Shumway

Other than using Live Mail to access this newsgroup it's not. That's why I marked it OT.

Reply to
Nova

beginning of each line of quoted text?

You really don't know what "OT:" means?

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-MIKE-

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You cannot, it's that simple. Microsoft in its wisdom has deleted this facility - many user of Windows Live Mail use a line (as above) to differentiate between the original post and their reply.

When you get used to WLM, could you please change your settings to Plain Text rather the HTML as it is a little more secure from viruses etc - not much but its better than nothing. Also the text reads better.

Reply to
Disbelief

You can't, unless you are willing to do it manually. I personally prefer using a separate program for email and usenet. Various reasons, including accidental emails being posted to usenet.

Download another program for usenet, would be my recommendation.

Reply to
FrozenNorth

What is Windows Live Mail?

Tim W

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Tim W

Replacement for Outlook Express, especially for Windows 7, it doesn't come with OE.

Reply to
FrozenNorth

The successor to Windows Mail in Microsoft Vista - which was the successor to Outlook Express in Windows XP.

Reply to
Disbelief

Thanks,

Always like to be a couple of versions of Windows behind.

Tim W

Reply to
Tim W

"Windows Live Mail" is the Microsoft replacement for "Outlook Express" in Windows 7.

Reply to
Nova

Your not that far behind. Up until last week I was using Netscape Navagator 4.79 for newsgroups.

Reply to
Nova

I'm so far behind my OS is called Linux :-).

Come to think of it, that should be "ahead".

Reply to
Larry Blanchard

Is this what you're looking for?

This will indent > the entire message being replied to, but only in plain text mode.

In Windows Live Mail Version 2008

TOOLS OPTIONS SEND uncheck - Reply to messages using the format in which they were sent

then go down to - News Sending Format

then select - Plain Text

then set plain text settings Plain Text Settings... Indent the original text with '>' when replying or forwarding.

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Reply to
couillion

beginning of each line of quoted text?

Please learn to connect the "OT:" in the header with the thought "I think I'll just skip this message." Gordon.

It makes life easier.

-- Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air... -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Reply to
Larry Jaques

There was no option to "Indent the original text with '>' when replying or forwarding" under the "Plain Text" button, but unchecking " Reply to messages using the format in which they were sent" seem to do the trick.

Thanks.

Reply to
Nova

I don't think you can (maybe there's an add-on).

Your best bet is to find a copy of Outlook Express - copy it from an XP machine.

Reply to
HeyBub

You are correct, the 2011 version does not do it. I was able to revert back to the earlier version and it still does the > marks. I did some searching on Microsoft forums and could not find any work-around. The 2011 version has a few nice features, but is certainly fails for posting to newsgroups.

Reply to
Ed Pawlowski

From what I've been able to determine "Outlook Express" won't run under "Windows 7" unless "Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC" is installed. Installation of "Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC" requires a minimum of "Windows 7 Professional" to be installed. I have the "Home Premium" version. I should probably upgrade my version but I won't do it simply to get "Outlook Express" to run.

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Nova

? "Nova" wrote

That, sadly, has been eliminated in the 2011 version.

Reply to
Ed Pawlowski

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