> > Please tell me that I am not loosing my mind! > > Back in the "old days" probably about Ver. 1.7f , I am positive that > included messages would not go through LISTSERV(R) with a (space) > following the ">" that indicated a "quoted" line. Phil I'm 99% sure that the behaviour you're describing is an Outlook issue. I use Outlook2k but Express and the full-version are fundamentally the same under the bonnet (or 'hood' for the North Americans :), it's mostly the user interface that's different. When Outlook receives a message in HTML it will, by default, use the same format when replying/forwarding. It sends the HTML portion as an attachment along with a plain-text version (as it should). It uses indented spaces to specify previous text within the HTML part but, unfortunately, doesn't apply the same sort of delineation within the plain-text. (This can be seen if you reply/forward and choose to send in plain-text, this will then display the plain-text part of the email.) When replying to email that's originally in plain-text or rich text, Outlook *will* apply correct prefacing (unless you've specified something wildly different in your user options). So, it appears that your problem manifests itself when you *receive* an HTML email and proceed to reply/forward. I'm sorry to say that there doesn't appear to be any way of converting such email into either plain or rich text before you want to reply or forward it. The only suggestions I can make is either plead with all your correspondants to not send HTML (probably an impossibility) or else switch to another MUA (if you're not in a coorporate environment). If you're stuck with using OE then you'll have to learn to add some manual prefacing yourself before sending to LISTSERV. -- Chazzozz!! Michael Shannon Webmaster [log in to unmask] "Before you can grow old and wise you must first survive being young and stupid." - Ancient Proverb Note: Opinions expressed on this list are my own and do not reflect the views, opinions or position of my employer. If swallowed, seek medical advice.