8 - Sending an outgoing message as ASCII text
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Normally. RexxMail sends messages as 'quoted-printable' text using the ISO-8859-1 code page. In some cases, you may wish to send a message as pure 7-bit ASCII text. RexxMail offers an easy way to do so.

Open the pop-up menu of the message you wish to send as ASCII text, and select 'Open as / RexxMail - ASCII/Quoted-Printable'. The message icon will change to show 'ASCII' stamped across the envelope.

The 'ASCII/Quoted-Printable' menu option acts as a toggle. If you decide you want to send the message as quoted-printable text after all, simply select the option once again. The message icon will change back to its previous state to show the effect.

When RexxMail sends a message as ASCII text, it converts 8-bit content by replacing non-ASCII characters with the closest available ASCII match to ensure that the text remains legible.


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