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Now that most of us are using off-line mail editors, many recent messages to
the Mark Twain Forum include extraneous matter such as long signatures,
quotations of previous messages, and HTML encoding.

Short-postings and one-liners, such as "well-said," etc., are best directed
via private e-mail to the person who originally posted the message instead
of the Forum list. All of this eventually ends up in our archives server
where it occupies space and needlessly slows down text searches.

Please be sure to disable these “features” in your e-mail programs before
sending messages to the Forum. There are many mail managers so procedures
may vary but here is how to disable extraneous matter in your messages in
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1. To disable long signatures (An adequate signature contains only your
name, e-mail address, and (if desired) your affiliation.): In the main
Outlook Express menu, select “tools,” “options,” “signatures” then be sure
that “Add signatures to all outgoing messages” is NOT checked.

2. To avoid quoting previous messages in replies: In the main menu, select
“tools,” “options,” “send” and make sure “Include message in reply” is NOT
checked.

3. To avoid sending your message in HTML: In the main menu, select “tools,”
“options,” “send” and check “Plain Text” under “Mail Sending Format.” Also
go to “Plain Text Settings.”  Under “message format” select MIME and under
“encode text using,” select “none.”

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Thanks for your participation in the Mark Twain Forum and for helping to
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Best regards,

Kevin Bochynski
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