The intent of this message is to inform subscribers about a recent change in RootsWeb's policy regarding messages sent to mailing lists. RootsWeb is now completely filtering out (blocking) all HTML coded email messages to reduce SPAM, the majority of it being raunchy pornographic advertisements. When posting to a RootsWeb mailing list, your message should be sent as "plain text" versus HTML, RTF (rich text format) or fancy colored text and stationary. Therefore, use only WHITE background stationary and BLACK fonts. In most instances, you can control the format by adjusting the settings in your mail program. Instructions for formatting your mail to plain text are provided on the following website: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/listadmins/plaintext.html If there are any questions regarding this issue, please consider responding through this list or contact me privately. Happy Huntin' Jim Young Mailing List Admin