I get similar questions from list owners on a regular basis, and I advise them to stick to ascii text, unless they are absolutely certain that each and every subscriber on the list is using email software which is capable of handling fancy fonts, cutesy colors, and gaudy graphics. Our lists are populated with people using a wide variety of email client software (Eudora, Pine, Outlook Express, Netscape Messenger, who knows what else) on several OS platforms (Mac, Windows 95/98/NT/2000, Solaris, Linux, who knows what else). Some clients can handle the latest "gee whiz, doesn't that make your eyes pop" features; others are WYSIWYG-challenged. Some of the folks who use text-only mail readers "just hit delete" when they come across an HTML-ized message in their mailbox. It's not that they can't read HTML source code, it's just that they'd rather not have to wade through it unnecessarily. Bottom line: If you want people to get your message, don't make it hard for them to find your message. -- Paul Russell Senior Systems Administrator University of Notre Dame