On Thursday, 3 December 2015 20:05:04 UTC, Wendy Archer via wrote: > On 03/12/2015 19:36, Tim Powys-Lybbe via wrote: > > > > Curiously there are none of the funny expressions in either of these > > URLs. And they work here at least. > > Thank you, Tim. How mysterious! > > May you enjoy the remaining windows! > > Wendy I suspect that these symbols have appeared because you are posting to Rootsweb GenBrit without using plain text. I got blocked from GentBrit for doing so. This was just after I had moved to a US based email manager (maybe without changing the necessary settings). Simple answer - either change those settings, or always use plain text (which is a nonsense for anyone who communicates socially - a little bit like cutting out your tongue), or remember to switch back whenever you post outside Rootsweb (stitch the tongue back on), or use a 'newsgroup' (as in Google groups) which forces you into plain text. Of course, a lot easier if Rootsweb ceased operation and were replaced by a modern mailing system! Chris

On 03/12/2015 22:21, Chris Dickinson via wrote: > On Thursday, 3 December 2015 20:05:04 UTC, Wendy Archer via wrote: >> On 03/12/2015 19:36, Tim Powys-Lybbe via wrote: > >>> >>> Curiously there are none of the funny expressions in either of these >>> URLs. And they work here at least. >> >> Thank you, Tim. How mysterious! >> >> May you enjoy the remaining windows! >> >> Wendy > > I suspect that these symbols have appeared because you are posting to Rootsweb GenBrit without using plain text. Chris - Yes, I can see it might seem likely - but no, I'm a plain text person! > I got blocked from GentBrit for doing so. Actually, Chris, I'm the GENBRIT admin with whom you corresponded about a year ago. For the benefit of the list and newsgroup - you were *not* blocked. Your posts were trapped as being in rich text, and I invited you to repost in plain text. But this is off-topic. I just wanted to put the record straight! Wendy List Admin GENBRIT