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Why do I get "gibberish" in my email when I try to forward a message?

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PeterPawn
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Whenever I try to "forward" a message I get computer "gibberish" in the body of the message. I've included a screen shot. What is the "fix" for this?

Whenever I try to "forward" a message I get computer "gibberish" in the body of the message. I've included a screen shot. What is the "fix" for this?
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In the Menu, View|Headers|Normal

You can get the traditional menu by pressing alt or F10, or use the toolbar button,

|View|Headers|Normal

See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Menu_differences_in_Windows,_Linux,_and_Mac for differences in the menus between Windows, Mac and Linux.

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In the Menu, View|Headers|Normal

You can get the traditional menu by pressing alt or F10, or use the toolbar button,

|View|Headers|Normal

See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Menu_differences_in_Windows,_Linux,_and_Mac for differences in the menus between Windows, Mac and Linux.

PeterPawn
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That fixed the problem. Thank you.