Alan did the F10 thing and reformatted the computer (or whatever he did).

Everything was like it was when we brought it home.

Everything works. However I can' use my Outlook Express. I have to use Verizon webmail. Which is fine. I get all my emails.

But in the past (when I used Outlook), all I had to do was hit the reply button and I didn't have to go to the group website to reply to a post.

I just tried and I got a message saying "you cannot send html blah blah, you can only send text messages".

so naturally I simply went to the message board and posted my response.

So my question is "how do I change my stuff to text so I can reply to emails going to a message board, using my verizon webmail".

If anyone knows THIS ANSWER, YOU'RE A BLOOMIN GENIUS.

lol

Melody

melody to use your verizon email in outlook you need to set up an account.

please send me an email to the one in my profile and i will send you a tutorial for outlook.


roger.

I know about Outlook. I don' want to use Outlook. I want to be able to send replies via my Verizon webmail. But I need to change it to text.

(Sorry, I thought I made it clearer).

Thanks much

Melody

Hi Melody, I know nothing about Verison I'm sorry.
However, I wondered if there is a "Tools" then "Options" setting in Verison like there is in some other mail programmes.

I remember that I could do that in Outlook Express ages ago when I used that. It would bring up a window where one could change the Mail Sending Format. That was in Send.

I wonder if you have that option in Verison.

Also might want to check your Internet Options in Control Panel.
Network and Internet Connections.
Internet Options then programs.
"You can specify which program Windows automatically uses for each internet service".

good luck with it.

Now why didn't I think of that.

thanks very much. I shall give it a try.

Melody

I'm a bit confused by this part--

[But in the past (when I used Outlook), all I had to do was hit the reply button and I didn't have to go to the group website to reply to a post.

I just tried and I got a message saying "you cannot send html blah blah, you can only send text messages".]


are you saying you can't rely to a message on the Verizon webmail site??
or
you used to be able to reply thru the outlook express??
but can't do it that way now?

for the Verizon webmail, the Classic style, you can set type of message one the general preferences page , in the options.

[General Preferences [ Back to Mail Options ]
Need Help?
Name and Email
From name: This name will appear on the From line of outgoing mail.
Reply to: (if different from your Yahoo! address, e.g., name@company.com)
Folders/Search Results
Message Ordering: (default)
Descending by date (new messages appear at top)
Ascending by date (new messages appear at bottom)
Messages/results per page: Show messages/results on each page.
Special Folders:
Save your sent messages in the Sent Items folder
Redirect incoming unsolicited mail to the Bulk Mail folder
Composing E-mails
Mode:
Compose messages as color and graphics
Compose messages as plain text]
__________________________________________________ _______

If your using the Yahoo mail version- it doesn't have all the options available yet.

Also...

What have you got in "My Preferences" in your actual Yahoo Groups?

Check that as well to make sure it's set to plain text rather than HTML if your group will only allow plain text.

I just had a look around some Yahoo Groups places and some of the groups will accept HTML and others won't.

Okay, I shall give this a try.

And to Jo:

I USED to use Outlook Express. When I USED TO USE IT, all I had to do (to post a message on the yahoo groups), was to hit the reply button and the email would go directly to the group home.

I no longer use Outlook.

I now receive my mail using Verizon Webmail. I get messages via email, and I wanted to hit the reply button and respond that way (without having to sign into the group, etc. etc.

That's when I got the message "we can't support html, only text, (or some such thing).

I shall try and do what Lara suggests.

I could not find any option in any preferences in my verizon webmail that says what you indicated.

but then again, WHAT DO I KNOW!!!!!

lol

I must be brain dead. I just went to my sproutpeople message groups. there is no MY PREFERENCES.

There is an option to "edit membership", I clicked on that to see if here was any my preferences.

There was not.

I'm doomed!!

Melody