Hi Nita, Yes, it does. So does replying to to the whole digest message instead of one of the individual emails in the message. If there are several prior messages, I would just delete the older ones and keep the newest one. -- Melanie Dennis [email protected] On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:02 -0400, [email protected] wrote: > > Melanie, > > Sorry about the cold. Get well soon. > > Have a question about the 50 kb limit. Does our forwarding, or replying, > with the prior message(s) included drive the 50 KB limit off the cliff? > I notice we are not deleting the old e-mail before sending a reply. > > It is very handy to have the old message included with the new reply but > I can see using this method of replying could eventually cause some of > our replies to become oversized after numerous replies on one subject. > > Please advise. > > Thanks for your efforts. > > Nita Fry > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Melanie Dennis <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Fri, Jul 30, 2010 12:11 pm > Subject: [PATE] a note from the assistant moderator > > > Pate List Family, > > > > Apologizes to everyone if it appears that I have been lurking in the > > background and neglecting my duties as assistant moderator. I have been > > around and doing some admin duties behind the scenes, but 12 hour > > workdays with a two hour commute (each way) finally took their toll on > > me in the form of a nasty summer cold. > > > > First things first: > > > > Joel, I hope your speedy recovery continue and we see you back on the > > list very soon. > > > > Now for the moderator stuff: > > > > I receive a daily email that lets me know how many emails sent to the > > list were “caught” in the server and did not go out to the other > > members. Most of these emails are the usual spam messages that we know > > and love (That poor Nigerian prince and his money woes!). However an > > increasing number are legitimate messages from list subscribers that > > have been rejected recently for one or more of the following reasons: > > > > The message is too big (50KB is the max); the message came with an > > attachment (photos and signature files are the usual culprit); or the > > person sending the message is not actually subscribed to the list. To > > ensure your message reaches your intended recipient(s), please double > > check that it is under 50KB, written in plain text, and you are sending > > it from an email address that is subscribed to the Pate mailing list. > > (Some users have more than one personal email account and all of their > > accounts may not be subscribed). > > > > Please Note: You *may* be accidentally unsubscribed from the list > > because of multiple PATE list messages being rejected (bounced) off the > > server that hosts your email. If you get an unsubscribe email and you > > didn’t intend to unsubscribe from the list, please email me and I will > > add you back. Adding [email protected] to your address book sometimes > > solves that problem. > > > > If you have any questions, please email me. > > > > -- > > Melanie Dennis > > [email protected] > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the > body of > > the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message