A friendly reminder. Please remember to delete most of the repeated message when replying to the list. I have the specs for the list set for a certain size limit. They are held for my preview and then I decide whether to let the posts go to the list or reject them and send them back to the sender. I let some go through lately when I should have rejected them and I am warning that I will start rejecting again. Two reasons: 1. Repeated messages all go into the list's archives. If you have the occasion to do a search of a name and it was in a post that was repeated a number of times, your search results will bring up all those repeated messages and a search that should have take minutes become hours as you wade through all those 'hits'. I won't even mention all those signature files that may contain your search name! 2. Digests. If you get the list's post through the digest format, it is a royal pain to wade through all the repeated messages and signatures to find the new message. Often, I just delete the digest without reading it and may pass up some info that could help me or others. Bottom line: Delete most of the repeated message you are replying to or I will reject it and send it back for better formatting. Thanks for your cooperation. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA, list admin http://www.connorsgenealogy.com