Hi Jim, and indeed all members, Glad your problem is now fixed. For everyone's information, Jim's problem was that his messages to the list were being blocked. The reason for this was that one of the many Server IP addresses used by Virgin, (Jim's ISP) had been reported as being responsible for sending out large amounts of spam. Unfortunately for Jim, his mail went through that same server IP address. Some ISPs who host lists such as this one, including Freelists, who have been bombarded with non-member spam messages, have subscribed to an International blacklist of IP addresses known to be responsible for high volumes of spam. Of course the solution lies closer to home, so to speak. ISP's themselves should monitor their own subscribers, and deal appropriately with any who are sending large volumes of unsolicited mail, routing them via a server which is not used by "Jo Public". Sorry if this sound rather technical, but it is all part of the fight against unwanted, unsolicited spam mail. George. ________________________________ From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of jim o,brien Sent: 11 August 2005 11:13 To: freelist Subject: [jaws-uk] testing emails: hi George, thanks for the explanation. should you receive this email, the problem is solved. regards jim o'brien skype name, jimobrien1822