GMail: Change the default mail format (plain/html) for a specific contact

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This is really an enhancement request.

I like using the Rich Text mail when I can.  I think it makes my mail
easier to read (URL linking) and gives me some freedom to express
myself (bold, italics, color, etc.)  However, there are a couple of
people (and mailing lists) that don't like Rich Text email, some of
them bounce my messages because of it.

My question is, how can I have my mail default to plain text when I
compose messages to certain contacts?  It's a real pain trying to
remember which people|lists don't accept rich text messages, and every
time I send them a message formated incorrectly I have to apologize
profusely.  :)

If we cannot do this currently, how do I get it added to the list of
Gmail requested features?

Thanx!
  Richard 

Original issue reported on code.google.com by rnh...@gmail.com on 24 Dec 2006 at 8:45

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I too would also love to have this feature. Mailing lists are the main reason I 
need
this. :)

Original comment by morehart on 24 Dec 2006 at 9:43

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Neat Idea

Original comment by topdawgn...@gmail.com on 26 Dec 2006 at 7:01

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Original comment by topdawgn...@gmail.com on 26 Dec 2006 at 7:02

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Original comment by topdawgn...@gmail.com on 26 Dec 2006 at 7:03

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This is really a bug of the e-mail system those people and mailing list are 
using. 

Gmail is smart enough (i just tested it) to send a plain-text version of the 
mail. A
recieving mail system should be able to process such an e-mail (its almost 
2007!). 

Let's see how many people star this issue.

Original comment by sew...@gmail.com on 27 Dec 2006 at 6:24

• Changed title: GMail: Change the default mail format (plain/html) for a specific contact

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One of the reasons that many of the mailing lists I am a part of do not allow 
HTML
email is that spam is sent almost exclusively that way, so by blocking HTML 
they can
cut spam down to a minimum. It's also more difficult to write/run some sort of 
email
processing program/whatever on an email with lots of stuff that is not part of 
the
content.

We all know that Gmail can send plain text, we just want to be able to have it 
happen
automatically for certain contacts.

Original comment by morehart on 27 Dec 2006 at 6:35

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Two years have passed, we're still waiting GMail team. It would be really 
useful to
be able to choose the default format.

Original comment by aguerrei...@gmail.com on 5 Mar 2009 at 4:06

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Just found out that if i compose a new email, while the last one i composed was 
in
rich format, i see a "plain text"-'button'. When i switch to plain text, the 
next
email i compose starts in plain text, and there is a 'rich formatting'-'button'.
Basically this is the switch-option. I just was looking for it in the settings 
:-)...

Original comment by raoul.te...@gmail.com on 12 May 2009 at 11:09

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Would be great to have as a google labs plugin, just don't know where to start 
with that.

Original comment by kehanhar...@gmail.com on 17 Jul 2009 at 8:56

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What I would really love for my business Gmail is an automatic load (when 
hitting the
"Compose" button )of my personalised format.  The font colour, my greeting, my 
sign
off, address details and privacy statement.  Heaven, I guess being able to 
include my
logo is too much to ask. 

Original comment by marnima...@gmail.com on 23 Sep 2009 at 7:55

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@marnimason you could do most of that with your signature I think. Or one of the
firefox plugins that lets you make an html signature. Or try some of the google 
labs
gmail plugins in your gmail settings.

Original comment by kehanhar...@gmail.com on 23 Sep 2009 at 10:31

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Please add this feature, it seems bizarre that you can't do it already?  What
happened to do no evil?  HTML email IS evil!

Original comment by ewan.mea...@gmail.com on 30 Nov 2009 at 10:44