Matthew, I don't want to make a criminal case out of this but your messages don't come in as plain text to me. They all are about 2x the size of a plain text message. If you look at this message in plain text it will be the same size (2Kb)even though it is about 3X the length of your message, which also took up 2Kb of list space. As for the "this is the apisto mailing list", it's quite simple to cut & paste from a previous message, like I did here. Please don't feel like I'm picking only on you. I've mentioned this to several others over the years. I know that these were the protocols sent to me when I first subscribed to this list, so out of courtesy to the moderator, I try to adhere to them. Mike Wise Matthewcmeq@aol.com wrote: > Perhpas I need a lesson in protocol. Plain text? > Footer? My type appears as plain text on my > screen- standard font. as to the "this is the > apistogramma mailing list" footer ( I believe > that is what you were referring to?) is one > simply supposed to "type this out?" Protocol, > protocol! > > Matthew Clark ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. apisto-digest@listbox.com also available. Web archives at http://lists.thekrib.com/apisto ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. apisto-digest@listbox.com also available. Web archives at http://lists.thekrib.com/apisto