KMail bloat

[Patrick Boutilier]

On 08/07/2014 12:42 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Thu, 2014-08-07 at 15:50 +0200, Timothy Murphy wrote:
>>> I find it pretty hard to use an Email client which doesn't show HTML
>>> otherwise most emails would turn out to be block of html code and
>> pictures
>>> with block- icon.
>>
>> I agree.
>> I would like an email client that can _show_ HTML,
>> but does not using it in _sending_ email unless requested.
>> I have been assuming that KMail is such a client,
>> if properly configured.
>>
>> I have found no setting in KMail that prevents HTML in outgoing email.
>> If anyone knows where, or how, this can be turned off
>> (even if it turns off HTML when reading email)
>> I should be very grateful.
>
> Evolution does it, as I'm sure do most other MUAs. I'd be very surprised
> if Kmail didn't also allow it. That would be reason enough to dump Kmail
> for something else.
>
>> I'm wondering if it could conceivably have something to do with
>> KWrite,
>> which seems to be the default KMail editor?
>> (I couldn't find the KMail Handbook, if it exists?)
>
> A quick look indicates that you can use an internal composer rather than
> Kwrite (look under Settings). I've no idea if this gets you plain text.
>
> poc



In the compose window make sure the rich text button is clicked off. 
Although just testing sending with the button clicked on but without 
underlining/bolding/italicizing anything still sends as plain text for me.














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