Hey Ray..it came thru clean as a whistle....all of my messages are coming thru clean now too...so, I'd say Greg's solution is a definite keeper :-) Linda Publisher ~ ABC ~ All 'Bout Computers Owner ~ Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com FREE MS Office eBook Tutorial http://personal-computer-tutor.com/library.htm -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ray Blake Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 9:16 AM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: Outlook XP:extra characters in messages sent to freelists I've followed Greg's instructions. This is a test message with a long line just to make sure it's working properly for me. I'm hoping this will come through without any of those annoying 'equals twenty' or 'equals three dee' strings that usually pepper my postings. Ray ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************