>Also, one cannot send commands to LISTSERV using multipart/alternative, >commands must be sent as text/plain. But you can, at least in most cases. The issue of plain text vs. HTML depends a lot on what you are doing on your list. It is also impossible to discuss "HTML" as an abstract concept because HTML content ranges from plain text with highlight (bold, italics, underscore, colours, etc) to very complex pages with applets. On a discussion list, most of the time, HTML is going to mean electronic stationery, fancy signatures, scrolling text, you name it. This will tend to detract from the discussion rather than add to it, unless of course the list is about electronic stationery :-) On the other hand, there will be lists where the ability to highlight text is invaluable. If the list members can agree not to get too fancy with their electronic stationery, everyone can benefit. For a newsletter, you have to ask yourself what you are promoting, and to whom. Consumers, as a rule, prefer graphical solicitation. Professionals, on the other hand, tend to prefer to get to the meat of the offer as quickly as possible. They don't need a visually appealing, animated description of what the product is and what it does - they buy these products for a living. But of course there are products you can only sell visually, so again it is all a matter of what best fits your specific needs. Eric