Re: [kde-linux] Forwarding mail using kmail


The problem is KDE does not have an HTML editor. This is not something trivial to overcome. You can use Thunderbird or something like Yahoo if you need an HTML composer / editor.

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From: Dan <dmisc@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: dwm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; For people using KDE on Linux with related questions/problems <kde-linux@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 11:50:55 PM
Subject: Re: [kde-linux] Forwarding mail using kmail

Hi David,

Thanks for your response. I read your articles, however I still want to
send HTML emails. All my friends are on Windows and that is what
they send me. Kmail does display the message fine and it will
forward the HTML email fine provided it is sent as an attachment.
However everybody wants their email address removed before the
email is forwarded. Kmail can not modify the HTML email before it
is forwarded. Because of this I have all my friends send their
message to Both Linux and Windows, that way if I want to forward
the message I can edit it on Windows before I forward it. It would
seem you want to protect me from myself. What I like about Linux
it that it just does what I tell it without a lot of "do you know what
you are doing questions". What would be wrong with an option that
would allow people like to shoot themselves in the foot if they want
to? :) :)

Fedora 6 Kmail 1.9.6

BTW I'm just don't have the time to convert HMTL emails I receive
to a website.

All the best,
Dan

On Monday 28 May 2007, David wrote:
Dan wrote:
Hi Dale,

Windows handles email perfectly with pictures and the ability
to edit your HTML email with the ability to cut and paste HTML
email without losing the formating. This is one of reasons I still
have a Windows computer besides my Linux computer.

All the best,
Dan

Dan,

Try changing your word length to about 72 characters. It is really
a bitch to have to scroll left and right to just read what has been
posted. I know Linux can handle it and I am sure that Windows can
also. FWIW, Linux can handle html emails just fine. Perhaps the
distro he is using has set the client to no show html email. He never
mentioned what Linux distro or email client that he was using.
Perhaps if he would of mentioned what he was using, someone could of
given him a more precise answer. Sending html email is just a bad
idea for so many reasons, here are a few that will explain it

http://www.expita.com/nomime.html
http://www.freeantispam.org/html-email.php
http://grimthing.com/archives/2004/04/10/why-html-email-is-bad/

If that isn't reason enough, even some major ISP's mark html as spam.
I have also have my email servers set up to mark them as spam. HTML
email take up lots of bandwidth, I am sure those that are on dialup
will appreciate it if one just sent plain text emails.

If one really wants to make sure that their email goes through send
it in plain text. If one must display pictures or have html, than
build a website to display that stuff and send the person a link to
it.

On Monday 28 May 2007, Dale wrote:
David wrote:
Bob & Gail wrote:
When I forward an email which includes embedded images in the
text, they are removed and the only reference to them is at the
end of the email. Is there anyway I can forward email leaving
the images in the correct place as per the original email.

Bob

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