Dear Listers: More and more messages are being bounced back to the originator(s) (along with a copy to me) with the following message from Rootsweb ... QUOTE: Hi -- The message you submitted to this list wasn't sent to the list subscribers. RootsWeb accepts only plain text mail. That means that HTML mail, attachments, ``enriched text'', and a few other formats can't be sent to RootsWeb mailing lists. You can post your message if you send it in plain text; turn off the ``Post in HTML'' or ``Enriched Text'' features of your mail reader, or don't use any attachments. See http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/listowners/html-off.htm for instructions on turning off HTML in most of the popular mail programs, or ask your ISP's technical support line for help. We've had to institute this policy because of the problems that accompany these fancy mail formats. Some people don't have mail programs that are capable of processing the special file formats. Even among those who do, different mail programs handle these special formats in very different and confusing ways. HTML messages pose special problems to our digested mailing lists. Most of all, HTML-ified mail and attachments place a considerable burden on RootsWeb's overworked machines. All in all, mail in this format produces a lot of problems for RootsWeb's servers and subscribers, so we find it's best just to use plain text. -- The RootsWeb staff UNQUOTE... This does not mean to drop off your URLs or email addresses. Please don't be dismayed, but instead, change the text in your message and resend to the list. This was discussed several months ago, in anticipation of Rootsweb installing new equipment, and now it is in place and causing some problems. This action was to help save the Rootsweb equipment, the same equipment that we depend on to service our many genealogy mail lists. We want your messages, queries, etc., but on all Rootsweb lists, they must be done in plain text now. Thank you, ListMom <[email protected]>