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Hi everyone, Camilla wrote: >Thanks to Bob Fink for the reply to the Sampers. >I wonder what attachment the Grahams were referring to? It might be that it >was the automatic attachment (signature, I think) which MSOutlook mail >program uses, UNLESS it is set as Bob suggested so that it is text (HTML) >rather than "rich text" (RTF). Actually the proper terms is text or 'plain text' for email messaging. RTF is another option as is 'html' which is the web-look. MS Outlook 98 which I use allows the choice of four! (plain text, RTF, html or MS Word). I have always used plain text. I do attach (or more correctly append) my signature automatically, but it is also in plain text format. No one has yet mentioned the vcard attachment which I have seen occasionally as a literal attachment to an email message. This is I believe and alternative to embedding an appended signature. It has never caused problems for me even when I was using Eudora, Netscape, MS Internet Mail and News, Outlook Express and MS Outlook 98. I have been exchanging messages with Wendy Samper and she too uses Outlook 98, but also has her mailer set to plain text. The problem lies elsewhere and Barb and the UofT people will sort it out certainly. I too, like Wendy, felt a little sensitive to being identified as a possible source of grief to other listmembers. It seems that messages apparently originated by us (and a third individual as well) were not real messages. We never originated or sent them. Barb Patterson called them 'psuedo' messages and feels that the problem is something to do with the UofT listserve. Barb and the listerve techies will solve it. BTW, although I am anything but conspiratorial, I do wonder whether this isn't a new variation of the hoaxers who used to send warning messages about email viruses. Are they now bedevilling listserves with bogus messages containing attachments just to cause trouble. All in all, I would rather see a simpler explanation. But it is all a little mysterious. Best to everyone. Peter ************************************************************************** Peter Kidd Learning Materials Consulting Services 62 Coronation Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3N 2M6 Canada Tel/FAX: (902) 443-4262 Email: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~aa163/peterkidd.html