Very good pages on how to reconfigure email programs to text can also be found on Rootsweb listowner pages.. I'm giving the home page url because they have so much other neat info there:

http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/listowners/listutil.htm

http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/listowners/html-off.htm

also the following is kept up to date:

http://angus.interspeed.net/listowner/email/

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