THIS IS FOR NOTIFICATION TO ALL ROOTSWEB MAILING LISTS From: listowners-announce@rootsweb.com Subject: RootsWeb now blocking attachments and HTML --------------------------------------- Hi, folks -- Well, it took almost two months longer than expected, but we're right now installing a SmartList hack that blocks file attachments (including VCARDS), HTML messages and enriched text postings. Sorry about the delay: things have been crazy around here. This note is to let you know how it works. When a member sends something to a mailing list written in HTML, or with a non-plain-text attached file, the list server will send the member's message back to them, with a note at the very bottom explaining the plain-text requirement at RootsWeb. A COPY OF THIS REJECTION MESSAGE WILL BE SENT TO OWNERS AS WELL! That's because the member may write back to you to complain or to ask for help, and it can be pretty confusing if they write a reply to a message that you never saw. So when you as the listowner suddenly start getting messages from YOURLIST-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com, quoting some ungodly HTML mess that you never saw before, don't be alarmed. :-) It just means the list server is rejecting a MIME message that was sent to your list, and that you may get a response from the poster. Attachments and HTML will be blocked from every list alike. Regards, Tim Pierce RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative volunteer sysadmin and general hacker ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If anyone doesn't understand the logic and decision behind this new technical aspect of the RootsWeb Mailing Lists you're encouraged to contact your list owner at his address: Glenn commander@inetone.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~