Effective immediately, SmartList (our list server) will begin to reject messages all mail sent to all County Mail Lists on RootsWeb servers back to the poster **** IF **** SmartList detects any file attachments (including VCARDS), HTML messages and enriched text postings. To ensure your messages reach the lists, please do the following: 1. Make sure you do not post anything in HTML if you are using Netscape Communicator Mail, you change this "Edit" "Preferences" "Mail & Groups Messages" "More Options" third window, select text only if you are using Netscape Navigator, no change should be required if you are using any other mail reader, contact your service provider for assistance If you are using a WEBTV interface, don't use the signatures encouraged by WEBTV for messages to the lists on rootsweb - they are in HTML & will be rejected by our list server 2. Don't attach any messages or forward messages to the list Instead do a "reply to" & change the "To" address to the list address - make sure the "forwarded" messages are on topic for the surname remember: no chain letters, virus warnings, etcetera & so on...If you are unsure send a message to the list sponsor & ask 3. Never attach a GEDCOM to your message - we have a size limit on messages that go through SmartList. Instead, get a free website at http://www.geocities.com, http://www.angelfire.com, http://www.tripod.com, or any other of a number of free website hosts Convert your GedCom to HTML using a conversion tool like Gendex's Ged2HTML (http://www.gendex.com/ged2html/) GedPage http://www.frontiernet.net/~rjacob/gedpage.htm or others listed at Cyndi's List http://www.CyndisList.com/software.htm (BTW, everyone doing genealogy online should know about Cyndi's list at http://www.CyndisList.com bookmarked - it's a great resource!) Then after you have your info online, send the URL to the list. And lastly, let us encourage you to join rootsweb & support them financially. The folks running this service put out thousands of dollars into it from their own pockets both in labor & hardware/software upgrades - if you appreciate the service from rootsweb, let it show by becoming a subscriber. Instructions for subscribing can be found at http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html - membership is about $1/month. (note from LeAnne: I pay Ancestry.com $4.95/month for my subscription & get a lot more use out of rootsweb for my $24 list sponsor level membership.) BTW, if there is not already a mailing list for your surnames of interest, you can sponsor up to two lists if you are a member at the $24 level. RootsLady (aka) Barbara Yancey Dore RootsLady@email.msn.com HomePage: RootsLady's Home, Home On The Web http://RootsLady.com CC for 8 TX Counties & 1 GA County "In loving memory of all my ancestors and for the benefit of all their descendants."