How do I request PLAIN TEXT emails?

How in the name of all that is holy do I get Apple to send plain-text emails from these forums.
Yes, yes, I know, this is Mac, I should be using GUI tools for everything. Sorry, Apple, I have scripts on my mail server that I use to categorize my mail... and teasing apart a MIME-encoded message is a pain in the derriere. Surely there's a "plain text email" option somewhere...

I sometimes use a Microsoft Mouse too! LOL
The notification e-mails I get from the forum are non-html, i.e. plain text. I don't remember ever deciding one way or the other. Odd you are seeing HTML versions.
As you know, In "my account" on the Apple site, or "My Settings" here, there is no option for types of e-mails. Curious what others have to say.

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