I did that same thing but I used 2 e-mail boxes that I have access to. One of the "other" boxes comes automatically back to my aol box. It came back full of html stuff & no color background. I also sent one of the colored posts thru juno & it came in as an attachment. & was not able to read the post itself. Go figure! Bonnie In a message dated 7/21/1999 3:31:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > >Janet, > >I'm sending this off line so you can see what they mean about black > >on gray background. This is only one of several messages that have > >come through this way. With Internet Explorer 5.0 you can change > >the "stationary" which is what some are doing. I don't mind it, but > >it is a little hard to read as you can tell. > >Linda Warrenburg > >[log in to unmask] > >....SNIP > > hi linda > > sorry to say > or should that be > glad to say > that the grey background still did not show up at this end > > it might be > [on thinking about it, it would have to be] > an option which the recipient's software controls > > hmmm... > and now that we are all set to REPRO... > and getting copies of our own messages to the list... > hmmm... > > > i always did believe in the k.i.s.s. approach to life > > janet > > janet paterson > 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset > snail-mail: PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada > website: a new voice <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/> > e-mail: <[log in to unmask]> > >