On: Tue, Nov 13, 2001 at 09:48:51AM -0800,Harry Dewey, Beltsville, Maryland USA zone 7a NARGS+Potomac Valley Chapter Wrote: } I need to know how to create paragraphing and other formatting in my } revised versions of some of the Listserv "list templates". } } When I first discovered, some years ago, that the canned automatic } replies (list templates) provided by the L-Soft Corporation's Listserv } staff could be altered, I } seized upon them eagerly as a device for bringing order to the chaos } that completely unregulated lists can provide. I was able to provide } (to persons who had just posted messages, for example) advice about } off-topic postings, etc. } } However, I soon noticed that I had no control over formatting of my } additions. The } messages are sent out as one continuous paragraph and are VERY difficult } to read. Harry, if you surround sections that you have preformatted with: .fo off preformatted text .fo on they will usually be left alone. (There are some exceptions.) -- Rich Greenberg Work: Rich.Greenberg atsign worldspan.com +1 770-563-6656 N6LRT Marietta, GA, USA Play: richgr atsign panix.com +1 770-321-6507 Eastern time zone. I speak for myself & my dogs only. VM'er since CP-67 Canines:Val(Chinook,CGC,TT), Red & Shasta(Husky,(RIP)) Owner:Chinook-L Atlanta Siberian Husky Rescue. www.panix.com/~richgr/ Asst Owner:Sibernet-L