> ATTENTION ALL SOUTHERN WV MAILING LIST MEMBERS: > The following information is meant to help the operation of all > mailing > lists on the ROOTSWEB system. Thanks in advance for reviewing it all. > Please take a moment and look this message over. If it applies, > please > try to make the correction. If you're not sure then I'll try to help > you > figure it all out. **IF** it doesn't then simply disregard this > message. > > If you are using Microsoft Internet Email, Microsoft Outlook, or > Netscape > 4.x, PLEASE READ THIS MESSAGE - it pertains to you and is important. > > Many of you do not have your email program configured correctly and may > be > sending attachments to our list. You don't see the attachments on your > end > your message looks fine to you - but when it hits the list it may be > showin > up as an attachment. > > The reason for this is because you are seding messages in MIME and/or > HTML - > instead of PLAIN ASCII TEXT. Email is STRICTLY plain text. That is the > standard and that's what we require on this list. The reason being is > because MIME and/or HTML creates major problems with our Digests and > prevents some people from receiving the digests intact. > > SO PLEASE, find your email program below, follow the instructions and > CHANGE > this setting. If your not sure how yours is set, then just follow the > instructions and CHECK to see that it is set correctly. > > Reconfiguring Microsoft Internet Email Program: > > Open Microsoft Internet Browser; > Click: "Mail" Icon; > Select: "Read Mail"; > Click: "Mail" along the top of the email screen; > Click: "Options" > Select the: "Send" tab; > Go to: "Mail Sending Format"; > Select: "Plain Text"; > Click: "Settings" > Select: "Uuencode"; > Click: "OK"; > Click: "Apply"; > Click: "OK" > ==================== > Reconfiguring Microsoft Outlook Express Email Program: > > Open Microsoft Outlook Express; > Click: "Tools" > Click: "Options" > Select the: "Send" tab; > Go to: "Mail Sending Format"; > Select: "Plain Text"; > Click: "Settings" opposite "Plain Text" > Select: "Uuencode"; > Click: "OK"; > Click: "Apply"; > Click: "OK" > ================ > > Reconfiguring Netscape Communicator Email Program: > > Using Netscape Communicator (Netscape 4.x), from the menu select "edit" > then from that menu select "preferences." From that screen select "mail > & groups" then "messages." Under '"messages properties" make sure the > box "by default, send HTML message" is NOT selected. > > Thanks for your time and cooperation with this information. > > NOTE: The above instructions were written by Lin Wright > <ethelind@athens.net> and passed on to all listowners. > > Have you found a list cousin lately? Share the joy! > Announce your newfound connection to the list. > Its all right to do so - really! > > Glenn Belcher of Princeton WV >commander@inetone.net< > WV McDowell, Mercer, Wyoming, WBTSVETS List Owner and Moderator