Libra_girl,
Welcome to TSG
Never heard of that before.
Are you saying you have the same trouble on more then one PC?
Go to preferences. Click the + on Mail and Newsgroups. Then high light Send Mail. Is " Send the message in both plain text and HTML" checked?
Forwarding a Message
When you forward a message, you can specify how to place new text relative to the original text: inline (in the body of the message; this is the default), or as an attachment.
To forward a message:
1. Select the message and click Forward.
2. Type the name or email address of the recipient.
3. Click Send.
To set the default for forwarding messages:
1. Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
2. Under the Mail & Newsgroups category, click Composition. (If no subcategories are visible, double-click Mail & Newsgroups to expand the list.)
3. For forwarding messages, choose Inline (in the message body) or As Attachment.
4. Click OK.
Tip: To override the default for forwarding a message, select the message, open the Message menu, and choose Forward As, then choose Inline or Attachment.
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Mail & Newsgroups Preferences - Composition
Composition preferences affect how you create messages (for example, forwarding options and address autocompletion) in all accounts. If you are not already viewing the Composition settings, follow these steps:
1. Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
2. Under the Mail & Newsgroups category, click Composition. (If no subcategories are visible, double-click Mail & Newsgroups to expand the list.)
* Forwarding and Replying to Messages: Use the Forward Messages drop-down list to choose how you want forwarded message text to appear: as an attachment or inline (in the body of your message).
* Automatically quote the original message when replying: Select this to include the original message text in your reply. Then use the drop-down list to select where you want to place your reply in the message area.
* Composing Messages: Select to have Mail & Newsgroups always check the spelling of your messages when you click Send. Choose to have Mail & Newsgroups use "quoted printable" MIME encoding when sending regular messages that use an 8-bit character set (for example, Latin ISO88359).
* Wrap plain text messages at __ characters: Enter a number to set the right margin for text in the message area.
* Character Coding: Select the language you want Mail & Newsgroups to use as the default for outgoing mail and newsgroup messages.