It depends. You may be able to eliminate most of these by adding

     Language= NoHTML

to your list configuration.

"Styled text" is usually HTML-ized text. If the sender is using an email
client which is properly configured to send both plain text and HTML
versions of the message as MIME attachments, LISTSERV will strip the HTML
attachment from the message, and will archive and distribute only the plain
text version of the message. Messages sent using email clients which embed
the HTML in the text, either by design (Eudora 3) or by misconfiguration
(almost any) will not be de-HTML-ized. For additional information, see
<http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/1.8d/owner/appendb.html#keyLanguage>.

The Attachments= keyword may also be useful in these types of situations,
however, your host site must be running the LISTSERV 1.8d with the 2000B
level set to take advantage of this feature.

--
Paul Russell
Senior Systems Administrator
University of Notre Dame


On Wed, 20 Sep 2000 11:58:40 -0400, Gary Gladstone <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>When a subscriber to our Listserv forum sends a message using styled
>text of almost any kind, it strips off our top and bottom banner
>advertisements.
>
>We've been asking our 2,000 subscribers to not use this kind of text.
>
>Most other mail software products seem to allow for this sending
>method. Does Listserv provide any kind of setting that permits people
>to send these messages without killing our advertising?
>
>If it does, we can't find it.
>
>Thanks
>
>Gary
>--