24th November 1999
HTML mail is colorful and dynamic, but it doesn't always work. Recipients of text e-mail messages rarely run into problems. Every once in a while, you may receive a message with a few extra codes (like the dreaded =20 thing). However, Outlook Express (and Outlook) users will sometimes receive messages with nothing in them but: "ÿþ-" what the heck is this? I don't know. But the easiest way to get around it is to have the sender resend the message in text format (not HTML). If you experience similar problems, it may be tied into HTML. Break the cycle! Reply in text format (or change formats on a message-by-message basis).