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[Mark Diekhans <markd@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Uday Reddy <u.s.reddy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> The reason vm-mime-show-alternatives arose can be understood from this
> thread:

very useful, and the problem they were having with converting
the html to text and then getting both is on issue I have.
 
> I am still wondering why you can't just view text/html and forget
> about the text/plain parts.

I think this is probably the best solution.  A program that is
generating good multipart/alternative mail will generate better
text than lynx will, but a lot of times the text is junk.
This is certainly low priority compared to other things being
done.  Feel free to close this bug.

thanks!
mark

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display default multipart/alternative method and show-alternatives
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/499742
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Status in VM (View Mail) for Emacs: Triaged

Bug description:
vm 8.1.0-beta

Enhancement request:

Often get multipart/alternative mail, would normally like to display the text/plain version
by default, but sometimes this just indicates the mail is html, rather than being a ture
alternative format.

Would like to be able to both display the default and get the vm-mime-show-alternatives 
buttons to be able to show the other parts. 

Also vm-mime.el has some checks for vm-mime-show-alternatives being 'mixed, nowever this is not
documented in the info file.

thans!