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]