> Mozilla punishes me for setting plain text as my default mail format. I just
> installed the latest Mozilla hoping it would fix this, and it didn't.
>
> If you set the preference to compose e-mail in plain text, you have to
> reconfigure to compose that occasional HTML message. This is because they
> take away the Options > Format menu choice, which under that circumstance
> should offer HTML as an option at the single-message level -- an option I
> should be able to set as an exception since normally I use plain text.
>
> The auto-detect feature is cool, but I don't want to create an HTML message
> just by mistakenly hitting Ctrl-B or something. There should be a mode in
> which HTML is available at any time, but with the "safety" firmly engaged
> until I release it. I use Outlook all day at work, with plain text as my
> default. I tend even to switch to plain text when replying to rich text
> messages, but Outlook gives me the option of switching *either* way. It gags
> me to say Outlook is better than Mozilla in any respect, but well, there you
> go.
>
> The flaw here is that Mozilla interprets turning off the HTML default as
> "Deny any knowledge of HTML until I reconfigure". They should have that, but
> as a separate option.
>
> I think there is some sort of geeky monastic hair-shirt schtick in play here:
> we are smart enough to implement rich text, yet strong enough to never use
> it. ;-)
You could always post a request on their site in regards to this. I personally
despise HTML based email and so Mozilla completely strips the code from any mail
I receive or respond to :)
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