Date:         Sat, 9 Jun 2001 16:36:03 EDT
Reply-To:     Sersote@AOL.COM
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From:         "Paul M. Hillbish" <Sersote@AOL.COM>
Subject:      HTML, URL, FTP, TCP/IP, JAVA, PERL, and all those others....
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In a message dated 6/8/01 7:07:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, cogent@GNTECH.NET
writes:

<< Do I understand that certain persons are composing mail on AOL (whatever
 THAT is) and are not able to send plain text?
  >>

I use AOL 5.0, and all my mail is sent Plain Text. Although, AOL works as an
HTML compiler in both E-mail, and in Instant Message land. I am able to type
an entire E-mail message in plain text, but then I am also able to put in an
HTML source code, and AOL will compile it. I normally do this with links.
Now, when I post them to the list, I am not sure as to how they show up, but
on my end, it displays it correctly, and I have all plain text, and then a
floating blue hyperlink at the bottom of the page. As I understand, AOL 6.0,
will not send plain text. Only HTML format. If we knew why they set it like
that, then we would know a lot more about the universe then wouldn't we?

--Paul--

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