I went into Outlook Express and turned off the "include text from original message" and HTML code, just because of the complaints about replying to messages. However, I do prefer to have the entire post quoted because then I go back and delete the original. Thus, since I save alot of the postings to files, I have both the original and the reply all in one file, and sometimes even more replies. This reduces the number of files I save and helps me manage my database. Having said all that, I have a new cable modem connection with Road Runner and it is many times faster than even a 56k connection, which I still use. Also, when I receive a reply with a long original, I go write to the reply and if I get the slightest indication that it is a repeat and I am not interested, DELETE. This will be a sticky issue, but it should not be the end to the best free education on the web!!!!! Myles, still lookin.