David, Just reply normally to the original message and before you write anything in the message -- select all of the text in the message (Ctrl-A) and right click your mouse in the highlighted part and select delete from the menu. You can also permanently turn off "include message in reply" in all replies if you are using OE by un-checking the box in "OE's Tools/Options/Send/Include Message in Reply" section. However, this is not always wise because some replies do not make any sense if you just include your reply in the message w/o including what it relates to in the original message. Let's say I wrote a post about Isham FANNIN and his family, for an example, and you wrote back -- "he did not have a son named, this or that." Without the original post included in your reply, neither I nor anyone else would have any idea what you were talking about. Does this make sense? I do understand that many subscribers do not have the fast DSL/broadband connection I use so each byte of information sent through your modem takes time and time means money if it is long distance. If such is the case, at least include some of the original message in your reply, so others will have some idea what you are talking about. In this example you might want to include a header: "RE: the family of Isham FANNIN." Does this make sense? John R. Clarke Thomasville, GA ----- Original Message ----- From: <DAVIDREINH@aol.com> To: <GAMORGAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 11:23 AM Subject: [GAMORGAN-L] Replies > I wish the administrator for this site would explain again how to reply to a > message without repeating the previous one or more complete messages. > > David Reinhardt > davidreinh@aol.com > > > ==== GAMORGAN Mailing List ==== > Don't forget to change the Subject line of your message when you change the subject of a reply message. > >