There are a bunch of Freelists lists happening, and most of them don't have the =20 problem. It would appear to be some esoteric setting--'show linefeeds', or something equally off the wall. At 08:59 AM 8/20/2004, you wrote: >I am totally against yahoo, because it is inaccessible when it comes to = >creating a new list. > > > >>> peter.rand@xxxxxxxxxxxx Friday, August 20, 2004 9:46:12 AM >>> > > The only thing we can do at APH to get rid of all that junk is to get a > > new email program or switch listserves. We already know we don't want > > topica.com, because they put ads at the top of every message. > >One other possibility would be to simply create a new group at Yahoo = >Groups=20 >(http://groups.yahoo.com/start). It works pretty well, plus it has the=20 >advantage of automatically creating an archive that can be searched by=20 >members, so APH wouldn't have to answer the same question several = >times.=20 >Members could elect to participate in a Yahoo Book Port list via email, = >like=20 >they do now, or via a web-interface. Membership can also be restricted = >or=20 >open to the world.=20 > >I don't know whether Yahoo places ads at the top of every message or not = >-=20 >but in any case, it would be a small price for a free service.=20 > >Peter=20