Actually I checked (I have both winblows and linux on seperate machines) and the difference is before David had "Western European (Windows)" and now he has "Western European (ISO)." This setting (in OE6) is under Tools, Options, Send tab. Then go to the International button. The encoding doesn't really matter to newer versions of pine. ======= Kirk Wood Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net Nowlan's Theory: He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from the next freeway exit.