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I just updated Java and now my emails show all the control characters. How do I get rid of them?

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Here is an example of what I now see:

© 2016 LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View CA 940= 43. LinkedIn and the LinkedIn logo are registered trademarks of LinkedIn.


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Content-Type: text/html;charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-ID: html-body

<meta htt='p-equiv=3D"Content-Type"' content='3D"text/html;charset=3Dutf-8"/'> <meta name='=3D"HandheldFriendly"' content='3D"true"/'> <meta name='3D"viewport"' content="3D=" "width="3Ddevice-width;" initial-scale="3D0.666667;" maximum-scale="3D0.666667;" =="" user-scalable='3D0"/'> <meta name='3D"viewport"' content='3D"width=3Ddevice-widt='> <title></title> <style type='3D"text/css"'>@media all and (max-width:590= px) { *[class].responsive { width:290px !important; } *[id]#center { width:= 50%; margin:0 auto; display:table; } *[class].responsive-spacer table { wid= th:20px !important; } *[class].vspacer { margin-top:10px !important; margin= -bottom:15px !important; margin-left:0 !important; } *[class].res-font14 { = font-size:14px !important; } *[class].res-font16 { font-size:16px !importan= t; } *[class].res-font13 { font-size:13px !important; } *[class].res-font12= { font-size:12px !important; } *[class].res-font10 { font-size:10px !impor= tant; } *[class].res-font18 { font-size:18px !important; } *[class].res-fon= t18 span { font-size:18px !important; } *[class].responsive-50per { width:1= 00% !important; } *[class].responsive-spacer70 { width:70px !important; } *= [class].hideIMG { height:0px !important; width:0px !important; } *[class].r= es-height30 { height:30px !important; } *[class].res-height20 { height:20px= !important; } *[class].res-height20 div { height:20px !important; } *[clas= s].res-height10 { height:10px !important; } *[class].res-height10 div { hei= ght:10px !important; } *[class].res-height10.email-spacer div { height:10px= !important; min-height:10px !important; line-height:10px !important; font-= size:10px !important; } *[class].res-height0 { height:0px !important; } *[c= lass].res-height0 div { height:0px !important; } *[class].res-width280 { wi= dth:280px !important; } *[class].res-width25 { width:25px !important; } *[c= lass].res-width10 { width:10px !important; } *[class].res-width10 table { w= idth:10px !important; } *[class].res-width120 { width:120px !important; } *= [class].res-padding { width:0 !important; } *[class].res-padding table { wi= dth:0 !important; } *[class].cellpadding-none { width:0px !important; } *[c= lass].cellpadding-none table { border:collapse !important; } *[class].cellp= adding-none table td { padding:0 !important; } *[class].display-none { disp= lay:none !important; } *[class].display-block { display:block !important; }= *[class].remove-margin { margin:0 !important; } *[class].remove-border { b= order:none !important; } *[class].res-img60 { width:60px !important; height= :60px !important; } *[class].res-img75 { width:75px !important; height:75px= !important; } *[class].res-img100 { width:100px !important; height:100px != important; } *[class].res-img320 { width:320px !important; height:auto !imp= ortant; position:relative; } *[class].res-img90x63 { width:90px !important;= height:63px !important; } *[class].res-border { border-top:1px solid #E1E1= E1 !important; } *[class].responsive2col { width:100% !important; } *[class= ].center-content { text-align:center !important; } *[class].hide-for-mobile= { display:none !important; } *[class].show-for-mobile { width:100% !import= ant; max-height:none !important; visibility:visible !important; overflow:vi= sible !important; float:none !important; height:auto !important; display:bl= ock !important; } *[class].responsive-table { display:table !important; } *= [class].responsive-row { display:table-row !important; } *[class].responsiv= e-cell { display:table-cell !important; } *[class].fix-table-content { tabl= e-layout:fixed; } *[class].res-padding08 { padding-top:8px; } *[class].head= er-spacer { table-layout:auto !important; width:250px !important; } *[class= ].header-spacer td, *[class].header-spacer div { width:250px !important; } = *[class].res-width60 { width:60px !important; } *[class].res-height5 { heig= ht:5px !important; } *[class].res-font-bold { font-weight:bold !important; = } *[class].res-width100p { width:100% !important; } *[class].display-inline= { display:inline !important; } *[class].background-none { background:none = !important; } *[class].discussion-item { border-top:1px solid #e2e2e2 !impo= rtant; padding-top:10px !important; } *[class].first-item { border-top:0 !i= mportant; } *[class].hero-comment { background-color:transparent !important= ; } *[class].disc-split { border-bottom:1px solid #e2e2e2; } *[class].blue-= arrow { height:8px !important; width:4px !important; display:inline !import= ant; } } @media all and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio:1.5) { *[id]#base-h= eader-logo { background-image:url(https://static.licdn.com/scds/common/u/im= ages/email/logos/logo_linkedin_tm_email_197x48_v1.png) !important; backgrou= nd-size:95px; background-repeat:no-repeat; width:95px !important; height:21= px !important; } *[id]#base-header-logo img { opacity:0; } *[id]#base-heade= r-logo a { height:21px !important; } *[id]#base-header-logo-china { backgro= und-image:url(https://static.licdn.com/scds/common/u/images/email/logos/log= o_linkedin_tm_china_email_266x42_v1.png) !important; background-size:133px;= background-repeat:no-repeat; width:133px !important; height:21px !importan= t; } *[id]#base-header-logo-china img { display:none; } *[id]#base-header-l= ogo-china a { height:21px !important; } } </style> Do you agree or disagr= ee?

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Here is an example of what I now see: &copy; 2016 LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View CA 940= 43. LinkedIn and the LinkedIn logo are registered trademarks of LinkedIn. ------=_Part_17652_1851388747.1478436409942 Content-Type: text/html;charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-ID: html-body <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.= w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns=3D"http://www.w3= .org/1999/xhtml" style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"> <head> <meta htt= p-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html;charset=3Dutf-8"/> <meta name= =3D"HandheldFriendly" content=3D"true"/> <meta name=3D"viewport" content=3D= "width=3Ddevice-width; initial-scale=3D0.666667; maximum-scale=3D0.666667; = user-scalable=3D0"/> <meta name=3D"viewport" content=3D"width=3Ddevice-widt= h"/> <title></title> <style type=3D"text/css">@media all and (max-width:590= px) { *[class].responsive { width:290px !important; } *[id]#center { width:= 50%; margin:0 auto; display:table; } *[class].responsive-spacer table { wid= th:20px !important; } *[class].vspacer { margin-top:10px !important; margin= -bottom:15px !important; margin-left:0 !important; } *[class].res-font14 { = font-size:14px !important; } *[class].res-font16 { font-size:16px !importan= t; } *[class].res-font13 { font-size:13px !important; } *[class].res-font12= { font-size:12px !important; } *[class].res-font10 { font-size:10px !impor= tant; } *[class].res-font18 { font-size:18px !important; } *[class].res-fon= t18 span { font-size:18px !important; } *[class].responsive-50per { width:1= 00% !important; } *[class].responsive-spacer70 { width:70px !important; } *= [class].hideIMG { height:0px !important; width:0px !important; } *[class].r= es-height30 { height:30px !important; } *[class].res-height20 { height:20px= !important; } *[class].res-height20 div { height:20px !important; } *[clas= s].res-height10 { height:10px !important; } *[class].res-height10 div { hei= ght:10px !important; } *[class].res-height10.email-spacer div { height:10px= !important; min-height:10px !important; line-height:10px !important; font-= size:10px !important; } *[class].res-height0 { height:0px !important; } *[c= lass].res-height0 div { height:0px !important; } *[class].res-width280 { wi= dth:280px !important; } *[class].res-width25 { width:25px !important; } *[c= lass].res-width10 { width:10px !important; } *[class].res-width10 table { w= idth:10px !important; } *[class].res-width120 { width:120px !important; } *= [class].res-padding { width:0 !important; } *[class].res-padding table { wi= dth:0 !important; } *[class].cellpadding-none { width:0px !important; } *[c= lass].cellpadding-none table { border:collapse !important; } *[class].cellp= adding-none table td { padding:0 !important; } *[class].display-none { disp= lay:none !important; } *[class].display-block { display:block !important; }= *[class].remove-margin { margin:0 !important; } *[class].remove-border { b= order:none !important; } *[class].res-img60 { width:60px !important; height= :60px !important; } *[class].res-img75 { width:75px !important; height:75px= !important; } *[class].res-img100 { width:100px !important; height:100px != important; } *[class].res-img320 { width:320px !important; height:auto !imp= ortant; position:relative; } *[class].res-img90x63 { width:90px !important;= height:63px !important; } *[class].res-border { border-top:1px solid #E1E1= E1 !important; } *[class].responsive2col { width:100% !important; } *[class= ].center-content { text-align:center !important; } *[class].hide-for-mobile= { display:none !important; } *[class].show-for-mobile { width:100% !import= ant; max-height:none !important; visibility:visible !important; overflow:vi= sible !important; float:none !important; height:auto !important; display:bl= ock !important; } *[class].responsive-table { display:table !important; } *= [class].responsive-row { display:table-row !important; } *[class].responsiv= e-cell { display:table-cell !important; } *[class].fix-table-content { tabl= e-layout:fixed; } *[class].res-padding08 { padding-top:8px; } *[class].head= er-spacer { table-layout:auto !important; width:250px !important; } *[class= ].header-spacer td, *[class].header-spacer div { width:250px !important; } = *[class].res-width60 { width:60px !important; } *[class].res-height5 { heig= ht:5px !important; } *[class].res-font-bold { font-weight:bold !important; = } *[class].res-width100p { width:100% !important; } *[class].display-inline= { display:inline !important; } *[class].background-none { background:none = !important; } *[class].discussion-item { border-top:1px solid #e2e2e2 !impo= rtant; padding-top:10px !important; } *[class].first-item { border-top:0 !i= mportant; } *[class].hero-comment { background-color:transparent !important= ; } *[class].disc-split { border-bottom:1px solid #e2e2e2; } *[class].blue-= arrow { height:8px !important; width:4px !important; display:inline !import= ant; } } @media all and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio:1.5) { *[id]#base-h= eader-logo { background-image:url(https://static.licdn.com/scds/common/u/im= ages/email/logos/logo_linkedin_tm_email_197x48_v1.png) !important; backgrou= nd-size:95px; background-repeat:no-repeat; width:95px !important; height:21= px !important; } *[id]#base-header-logo img { opacity:0; } *[id]#base-heade= r-logo a { height:21px !important; } *[id]#base-header-logo-china { backgro= und-image:url(https://static.licdn.com/scds/common/u/images/email/logos/log= o_linkedin_tm_china_email_266x42_v1.png) !important; background-size:133px;= background-repeat:no-repeat; width:133px !important; height:21px !importan= t; } *[id]#base-header-logo-china img { display:none; } *[id]#base-header-l= ogo-china a { height:21px !important; } } </style> </head> <body style=3D"b= ackground-color:#DFDFDF;padding:0;margin:0 auto;width:100%;"> <span style= =3D"display: none !important;font-size: 1px;visibility: hidden;opacity: 0;c= olor: transparent;height: 0;width: 0;mso-hide: all;">Do you agree or disagr= ee?</span> <table border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" style=3D= "font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; border-collapse:collapse; width:10= 0% !important; font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; margin:0; padding:0;= " width=3D"100%" bgcolor=3D"#DFDFDF"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan=3D"3"> <tabl= e border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" style=3D"font-family:Hel= vetica,Arial,sans-serif; " width=3D"1"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <div style=3D"hei= ght:5px;font-size:5px;line-height:5px;"> &nbsp; </div></td> </tr> </tbody> = </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" bo= rder=3D"0" align=3D"center" width=3D"100%" style=3D"table-layout: fixed;"> = <tbody> <tr> <td align=3D"center"> <table border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" ce= llpadding=3D"0" style=3D"font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; min-width:= 290px;" width=3D"600" class=3D"responsive"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"font-= family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"> <table width=3D"1" border=3D"0" cellsp= acing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"1" class=3D"email-spacer"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <di= v style=3D"height:8px;font-size:8px;line-height:8px"> &nbsp; </div></td> </= tr> </tbody> </table> <table border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"= 0" style=3D"font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;" width=3D"100%" bgcolor= =3D"#DDDDDD"> <tbody> <tr> <td align=3D"left" valign=3D"middle" width=3D"95= " height=3D"21" id=3D"base-header-logo"><a style=3D"text-decoration:none;cu= rsor:pointer;border:none;display:block;height:21px;width:100%;" href=3D"htt= ps://www.linkedin.com/comm/nhome/?midToken=3DAQGCC91HG8VybQ&amp;trk=3Deml-b= 2_anet_digest_weekly-null-4-null&amp;trkEmail=3Deml-b2_anet_digest_weekly-n= ull-4-null-null-3bkr9p%7Eiv6mub79%7Eu4"><img src=3D"https://static.licdn.co= m/scds/common/u/images/email/logos/logo_linkedin_tm_email_95x21_v1.png" wid= th=3D"95" height=3D"21" alt=3D"LinkedIn" style=3D"border:none;text-decorati= on:none;"/></a></td> <td width=3D"15"> <table width=3D"15" border=3D"0" cel= lspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"1" class=3D"email-spacer"> <tbody> <tr> <td> = <div style=3D"height:0px;font-size:0px;line-height:0px"> &nbsp; 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Chosen solution

In case of mail file corruption try to rebuild the index file of the troubled folder. Right-click the folder - Properties - Repair Folder

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View (Alt-V) - Message Body As - Original HTML

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That didn't work. Original HTML was already checked. I tried every other setting, but none worked. As I looked further, it appears that several emails were also concatenated into one. The problem seems to be only for emails for the last few days that were in my inbox. I've deleted all but one of them. My newest emails seem to be ok. (Here's hoping.)

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Chosen Solution

In case of mail file corruption try to rebuild the index file of the troubled folder. Right-click the folder - Properties - Repair Folder

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christ1, thanks! That worked.