Cindy,
I use OE 6 and there is no check box that says to Read all mail in plain text on the Tools | Options | Read page.
~~Bonnie
>>The ones that I really hate are emails that when opened or only previewed in Outlook Express, automatically launch IE and navigate to a specific web page.
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>Elmer,
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>I'm also a fan of the delete key and message rules, rather than missing something I may want to see.
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>In Outlook Express 6 you can go to Tools | Options | Read and check the box that says to Read all mail in plain text. I think this will prevent the behavior you describe above.