[CH] how to configure MicroSoft mailers to send ASCII-only mail

Brent Thompson (brent@hplbct.hpl.hp.com)
Fri, 20 Aug 1999 11:02:49 -0700

As many on our list have mentioned over the years, sending ASCII-only mail
to mailing lists like chile-heads is a good idea.  Digest readers cannot
read most attachments anyway (as I understand), and some of the rest of us
find them annoying, too.

Here is a URL about how to configure your mailer to avoid sending non-ascii
messages, including how to prevent WINMAIL.DAT attachments:

http://x23.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=450918675&CONTEXT=935170549.212664429&hitnum=24

This URL (also mentioned on the page listed above), gives instructions
specifically about preventing WINMAIL.DAT attachments:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q138/0/53.asp


 ---   Brent