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Why can't I see text colors in emails I send, and why don't hyperlinks look like hyperlinks?

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If i use colored text in an e-mail, it doesn't appear colored. ( I sent an e-mail to myself, and color still doesn't appear in T'bird, but it does when I check that email in a different mailbox.) Same thing with hyperlinks: they don't appear as hyperlinks in T'bird but they look OK to the recipient .

Any ideas why? Is there a setting I can change?

Thanx in advance.

If i use colored text in an e-mail, it doesn't appear colored. ( I sent an e-mail to myself, and color still doesn't appear in T'bird, but it does when I check that email in a different mailbox.) Same thing with hyperlinks: they don't appear as hyperlinks in T'bird but they look OK to the recipient . Any ideas why? Is there a setting I can change? Thanx in advance.

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If i use colored text in an e-mail, it doesn't appear colored.

I can't really follow what you're doing. In any case, when composing in plain text, there is no color at all. Compose in HTML instead.

Same thing with hyperlinks: they don't appear as hyperlinks in T'bird but they look OK to the recipient .

This is the way it works for plain text messages. I have no idea whether you'd see a link when composing in HTML.

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If i use colored text in an e-mail, it doesn't appear colored.

I can't really follow what you're doing. In any case, when composing in plain text, there is no color at all. Compose in HTML instead.

Same thing with hyperlinks: they don't appear as hyperlinks in T'bird but they look OK to the recipient .

This is the way it works for plain text messages. I have no idea whether you'd see a link when composing in HTML.