In a message dated 98-05-20 04:06:16 EDT, you write: << Message-ID: <51507C187A21D011BA0300C026201C21170FCC@dlr34.dlr.com> Subject: [KENTUCKIANA-L] E-mail Messages with color backgrounds Content-Type: text/plain Hi Janice! You still might check with AOL about the problem >> Janice, I have the same prob at times. It seems to be an AOL problem when someone puts something on the list that isn't plaintext. Click inside the text box then do Ctrl-A and it turns it blue- at least easier to read than red. Cindy