Agreed, but I've also had the problem of the pound sign appearing as another symbol. Out of curiosity, are the language settings for the computer which originated this debate set for English (UK) & not English (US), which was the cause of the problem that I experienced. Gerry Garraghan Ipswich Borough Council Tel. No. 01473 424311 E-mail: gerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Selvidge" <selvp001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <tcug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 12:26 PM Subject: [TCUG] Re: Puffin Costs [No Viruses detected] > A number of email systems do not like using the pound sign and translates it > it other > things. > > Suggest you use what we do when quoting prices - GBP - the Great British > Pound, or > don't have a prefix at all. > > Phil SelvidgePhil Selvidge > tel 0116 299 5671 > fax 0116 255 7997 > email selvp001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > A message from the TCUG mailing list. For information about > the list visit //www.freelists.org/webpage/tcug > ----------------------------------------------------------- A message from the TCUG mailing list. For information about the list visit //www.freelists.org/webpage/tcug