I think that there is a "default font" that gets used whenever the message lacks any specific font information, as is (should be) the case with "plain text" mails. Note that "plain text" means "no font", a "rich text" or "HTML" mail could have a specific "Courier" font specified. Jan-Erik. Herbert Graf wrote: > > You need to Copy/Paste into Notepad (ie fixed-font Courier) > Strange, the same message in outlook is perfectly fine, > does OE default to a proportional font by default? TTYL -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body