Hi All, I tried to explain it was coming, looks like today is the day! Laura schmidtm@3-cities.com -----Original Message----- From: Tim Pierce >"Hi, folks -- > >Well, it took almost two months longer than expected, but we're >right now installing a SmartList hack that blocks file attachments >(including VCARDS), HTML messages and enriched text postings. >Sorry about the delay: things have been crazy around here. > >This note is to let you know how it works. When a poster sends >something to a mailing list written in HTML, or with a >non-plain-text attached file, the list server will send the >poster's message back to them, with a note at the bottom >explaining the plain-text requirement at RootsWeb. A COPY OF THIS >REJECTION MESSAGE WILL BE SENT TO YOU AS WELL! That's because the >poster may write back to you to complain or to ask for help, and >it can be pretty confusing if they write a reply to a message that >you never saw"........... >>"This change is not currently something the listowner can turn on >and off. Attachments will be blocked from every list alike. This >might not be to the taste of some listowners, so we'll consider >closely whether it would be safe to make it an optional setting." > >"Thanks to Marc Nozell for finding the SmartList patch that was >used as the basis for this fix!" > >Regards, >Tim Pierce >RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative >volunteer sysadmin and general hacker >