"less" annoyance, filters html source

\_ SMTP quoth William Lindley on 12/4/2002 08:47 as having spake thusly:
\_
\_ The "less" program that comes with Mandrake 9 how attempts to "render"
\_ html files instead of showing the source. It says you can append ':' to
\_ the filename to suppress the filter -- which works -- but does anyone have
\_ a clue how to override it permanently? The 'info' and 'man' pages don't
\_ give a hint.

perhaps, see the less manpages on LESSOPEN and other LESS enironment keys.

David