Donald Hinkle wrote the following: > I'm using Mail and like it. > In the beginning of using it, a month or so ago, when I typed the > little smiley ;-) > it would always come out as a yellow face with eyes and a mouth. > Now (unless it comes through this time) it doesn't do that any more. > I don't think I've changed anything. > Nothing in Preferences seems to indicate control over that factor. > Help, plz. ObiDon, :0) I would guess that you have either on purpose or accidentally set up mail so that you do not use html formatting options...in other words mail should only use plain text (especially when it comes to lists such as this one...) and therefore mail cannot convert your ASCII characters into html or rich text symbols... HTH, Richard --