Why include a colon at all? It appears to me that whatever occurs before a colon is trimmed by Outlook. So why not just leave out the colon? Problem solved! No more tagless messages, or messages with :] on the front end. All in favor? Mike H. _________________________________________________________________ High-speed Internet access as low as $29.95/month (depending on the local service providers in your area). Click here. https://broadband.msn.com -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.