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As a member of the Hospitality Committee, I have come across a number of messages that have not been easy to read. The message body comes across twice in some of them -- in regular text and with the HTML tags. This can be corrected by going into the settings of a mail program and making sure that messages are sent only in text. I use Outlook Express and it is very easy to change the settings and I'm sure most mail programs do the same. The extra message with the HTML tags take up extra space and can be a problem with people who have small mailboxes, especially with the increase of messages on the list that has started with the beginning of the school year. I have noticed a few messages with vcards on them that also don't come across well. It is not necessary to include a vcard since most of us have a signature which includes a way to reply to the sender. One message that I tried to read today had a vcard with very strange symbols and the vcard was actually longer than the message (when I finally found the message). The vcard can also come across as an attachment to a message. We appreciate everyone's contribution to LM_NET, especially at the beginning of the school year when so many of us are trying to open our libraries. I know that our new librarians can learn a lot from us as they begin their career. It is important that messages be kept as free of clutter as possible so the readers can get the most out of them. If a simple adjustment to the settings of a mail program is all that is needed, I urge you to make that change. There are two ways to read messages if you feel that your mailbox is getting too full. The first is to use the digest option. The second is to read the messages in the archives, which is updated daily. The URL to the archives is at the bottom of each message that goes out to the list. Have a great year! You're doing a great job! Madeline Buchanan LM_NET Hospitality Committee LM_NET Member since 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Madeline L. Buchanan, Library Media Specialist W. J. Christian School, Birmingham, Alabama 35206 Phone (205) 838-7666 or 838-7673 Fax (205) 838-7622 mlbuchan@wwisp.com http://members.wwisp.com/~mlbuchan/ http://www.scott.net/~wjc/ Progress is slow because nothing is ever invented and perfected at the same time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST), send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv For LM_NET Help & Archives see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=