OT: "Windows Live Mail" format question

of each line of quoted text?

Please explain how this is even remotely related to woodworking.

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

beginning of each line of quoted text?

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

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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.

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.

What is Windows Live Mail?

Tim W

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

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

Thanks,

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

Tim W

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

? "Nova" wrote

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

What a waste of bandwidth and confusion (using ">") just to support some of the fancy email/usenet readers that confuse the hell out of the threading if one punctuation mark is missed. Leave it turned off

Just use top posting, the way it was intended to be with the reference text below. Who wants to read all that crap repeatedly, anyway? Stay tuned for the ADHD whining.

Oh LOOK! Your text is right under your OWN message identifier instead of the far end of the message.

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Thanks.