You are on overly nice guy! :) I bounce the message back with a nastygram that there is a policy against overquoting and leave the onus on the user to either conform or leave. 99% are willing to conform. I feel that if I started editing posts for people that would become a full time job and I'd really get taken advantage of. >For my largest list, 3600+, those who quote excessively (and those who do >not include email address in sig) never get off REVIEW. I have the >facility to edit and have the item still be distributed as being from the >original poster, so that is what I do. Randy