diff --git a/astroid/config b/astroid/config
index 356d73a..35e3bde 100644
--- a/astroid/config
+++ b/astroid/config
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@
         "message_id_fqdn": "fsfe.org",
         "message_id_user": "max.mehl",
         "user_agent": "astroid",
-        "send_delay": "4"
+        "send_delay": "4",
+        "format_flowed": "false"
     },
     "poll": {
         "interval": "240",