As documented you have to double the ampersands in a template form if you actually want an ampersand to appear. If you don't then LISTSERV thinks you are talking about a LISTSERV substitution variable. Try To remove yourself from this list, simply click this link: mailto:[log in to unmask]&&body=signoff%20afterbell and send the email. On Wed, 1 Nov 2000 14:25:16 -0800 John, Laura said: >In the bottom_banner section of the .mailtpl file, I put the following text: > >>>> BOTTOM_BANNER > >========================================= > >To remove yourself from this list, simply click this link: >mailto:[log in to unmask]&body=signoff%20afterbell and send the email. > >However in the Newsletter, the mailto link ended up (notice the semi-colon >after the word BODY): > >========================================= > >To remove yourself from this list, simply click this link: >mailto:[log in to unmask]&BODY;=signoff%20afterbell and send the >email. > >Is there any way to avoid this? > >Thanks, >Laura John >Director of Program Management >MSNBC.com