Er...most ISPs (except the really big guys where all bets are off) don't make any modification to email as it passes through their mail servers...IE they just run straight POP and SMTP, which doesn't modify mail messages. Most ISPs don't have any means of "enforcing" how a users email client is configured though they do have instructions for users or suggestions etc. But they don't lock the software to do the HTML stuff in any way. (How do I know all this? Because I'm the top SysAdmin and Network Engineer for a statewide ISP in Iowa.) More likely, if it is being enforced, it's being enforced by the policies of this or that large corporation through which people are sending mail ISPs, as a general rule, don't enforce how client software is configured although they may have anti-spam policies and such. ISPs generally enforce behavior, if that, rather than configuration. I don't want to get into a big off-topic argument over this. I just get tired of ISPs getting blamed for everything. On the other hand, if you are a user having this problem you SHOULD be able to call your ISP and ask them how to reconfigure your client NOT to do the HTML stuff and, if they're worth spit, they should be able to help you. Anthony Clifton - Wirehead