Hi Researchers, I am receiving an increased amount of returned mail from the various mailing list, which I do not correct and forward on that utilizes HTML in the message and or signature files. Rotosweb does not allow those messages to enter the mailing system and always returns the message to the sender and nmany try to resend as it was and again it is turned away by Rootsweb. Many e-mail programs now offer some really fun and interesting features, such as HTML and RTF (rich text format). These features allow you to include colored and specially formatted text within your e-mail messages. They even allow HTML (hypertext markup language) that is normally used in web pages. This makes URLs into clickable links and it means that graphics can even be included in e-mail messages. While this makes your e-mail fun, pretty and interesting to look at, it can cause a lot of havoc and various problems for other people online: Not everyone has software (or hardware) that is compatible with these new features, so they cannot see the intended benefits. Many times what they see is garbled text or the actual HTML code behind the message. Using HTML and RTF in e-mail messages makes the messages very large in size. They will take longer to download and they take up more storage space than standard e-mail messages. E-mail storage is important because some people retain copies of messages they receive and in the case of mailing lists, the messages are archived so that they can be searched later. For more detailed information re various email/browser explanations; please go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/listowners/html-off.htm Enjoy, Barbara Bonham, Listowner -- Barbara Farthing Bonham Summerville, SC The Family Snitch's Web http://www.tfsweb.net League of the South - SC Chapter http://www.palmetto.org