Thanks, Hans. I am using Windows 98 with Outlook Express as my e-mail program. I finished a class for my Master's degree and people were using so many different operating systems that it was wild!!! Lots of incompatibility -- but we got through it. Carole :-) -----Original Message----- From: Hans van der Genugten <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 6:37 PM Subject: Re: Our background / Settings in Outlook Express >Hi Carol and Bonnie, > >Carol is using MS Outlook Express and Bonnie is using AOL for W95. >Apparently in some setings these two mailers are not capable to read >eachother correctly. >That's why users of the listserv are asked to use the settings that are >always readable in every mailprogram. >I've checked Bonnies settings and they are OK. >Carols settings are now almost correct. >Please change your settings as follows: > >Look in the MENU-bar for TOOLS >Then go to OPTIONS >Click on the tab SEND >Mail Sending format must be "plain text" >Then click on the button behind "plain text" that says SETTINGS >Message format must be: MIME >Just below MIME it says: "enable text using" >This setting has three options: None, Quoted printable and Base 64. >Change this into NONE. >Then click on OK. >And again click on OK. >Now you are back in the program. >Close Outlook Express. >Restart Outlook Express. >Now your settings are perect. > >End of problem. >Others that use MS Outlook Express can check their settings the same way. > >Hans. >