Index: modules/system/system.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/system/system.module,v
retrieving revision 1.666
diff -u -p -r1.666 system.module
--- modules/system/system.module	3 Feb 2009 18:55:31 -0000	1.666
+++ modules/system/system.module	20 Mar 2009 07:57:56 -0000
@@ -2096,7 +2096,7 @@ function system_mail($key, &$message, $p
   $subject = strtr($context['subject'], $variables);
   $body = strtr($context['message'], $variables);
   $message['subject'] .= str_replace(array("\r", "\n"), '', $subject);
-  $message['body'][] = drupal_html_to_text($body);
+  $message['body'][] = $body;
 }
 
 function system_message_action_form($context) {