[Evolution] When replying to a Microsoft Exchange message, all formatting and colors disappear

[Louis van Dyk <louis qdcec co za>]

Hi

For years now I have had this frustration with Evolution.

I receive a message from someone - usually a Microsoft Exchange user - who has formatted his message with colours and fonts.  Perhaps he has changed the colour of important words to red, or setup data in a table with highlights.   I can see the formatting in the message as I open it in Evolution.

The moment I click "Reply", all the message history loses its formatting.  It is displayed in the "Normal" HTML Evolution font, with no colours.  Boldface seems to carry over, though.

My messages are set to use HTML composing by default.

How can I ensure that my Replies always keep the sender's formatting?

Many thanks
Louis