> Hi List, > I have a general question: Why are there = signs and numbers running thru so > much of the postings? I have copied and pasted a bit of it for the purpose > of this inquiry. Just curious. > JO > > Barnab=E9 Martin was born abt 1636 place unknown.  He married Jeanne Pell= > etret > 6 December 1666.  She was born Abt. 1643.  Barnab=E9 died before the cens= > us of > 1686.  Jeanne died and was buried 10/11 Jan 1706 at the age of 63.  Jeann= In my postings, I have been using the French and Spanish markings over letters. Obviously the French e with a slash over it comes across as =E9 in some emails. I will discontinue the use of these markings in the future; I think the material will still be understandable. Roger A. Rozendal rogroz@swbell.net