[FFML] Question about how to keep the text as is after submitted

[Gary Kleppe]

In addition to what's already been mentioned, one thing that can screw  
up formatting is trying to post in HTML or "rich text". The list is  
set up to allow plain text only. When it gets an HTML post it will  
convert it to plain text, and this can completely screw up line  
wrapping -- HTML uses stuff like <br/> for line breaks, not hard  
newline characters -- and can sometimes cause content to be garbled or  
just disappear.

If something like the following appears in your post when it comes  
back from the list, your email client is trying to post in HTML.


> -------------- next part --------------
> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
> URL:   
> http://www.chez-vrolet.net/pipermail/ffml/attachments/20080915/0b70731c/attachment.htm


Except for the added ">"s, I took this verbatim from your post. So you  
obviously are sending HTML.

Unless you need the extra formatting that HTML provides *and* you know  
that the recipient of your email accepts HTML -- the latter of which  
is NOT true for the FFML -- it's best to keep your email client set to  
send plain text only.

There's a guide here which tells you how to turn off HTML for the most  
common email clients:

http://expita.com/nomime.html