Re: Viewing this NG in Outlook Express

["Ernest" <ernestls@home.com>]

"Simon Biber" <simon@basilisk2.cjb.net> wrote in message
news:BlbH5.15068$wG1.61576@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> It's not just that I have to type IIe but it changes everyone else's
> messages as I view them!

Yes, the forward slashes are always handled the same way, whether you typed
them or not. MS may have a patch to  repair (enhance) this problem (feature)
but I haven't looked for it.

E



> "Ernest" <ernestls@home.com> wrote:
> > This seems to be a new "feature" of Outlook Express 5, which came
bundled
> > with my copy of Windows 2000 pro. Earlier versions of OX would let you
> type
> > the forward slash marks but the new version seems to want to convert
those
> > forward slashes to HTML type files. This is why it's highlighted like a
> web
> > page or email address.
> >
> > One option would be to uninstall OX 5 and install an older version, or
you
> > could just type IIe instead of the forward slashes.
>
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