I just LOVE those messages that have those darn carets. you know – these: >>>
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[picappgallerysingle id=”294948″]>>>That’s right
>>>Carets.
>>>They are unnecessary and annoying
>>>and they multiply when forwarded, depending on the email programs people are using!!!!
Well, rabbits multiply prolifically, they eat carets, oops, I mean carrots…
OK, enough on the rant. Here’s a simple way to get rid of the CARETS if you do need to forward:
Paste the message into WORD, use ‘Find and Replace,’ enter find ‘>>>’ and replace with (blank.)
Please share if you have any other ideas!
Not everyone uses Microsoft Word or even has that as an available option. Windows users could certainly opt for the same find/replace operation in Notepad or WordPad, or they could try a free alternative such as emailStripper (http://www.papercut.com/emailStripper.htm), metapad (http://liquidninja.com/metapad/), or NoteTab Light (http://www.notetab.com/versions.php#light). The first, emailStripper, is a stand-alone program which has as its sole purpose the removal of e-mail quote characters. The other two, metapad and NoteTab Light, are excellent text editors that include the ability to both strip and insert these e-mail quote characters (along with other functions which make them much more useful than Notepad). I am not affiliated with the authors of any of these programs, but I have used them all at some point (and continue to use metapad and NoteTab Light).
Also, the caret is this character: ^. What you refer to as “carets” are more properly known as angle brackets or chevrons.