On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:56:42 -0500, you wrote: >i didn't get any rules when i joiined. i have several emails from those >who agree with me. i have put you in junk mail This has been common netiquette for far longer than the twenty years that I have been using email. The best way to reply to an email is to highlight a snippet to establish context then hit whatever is the reply key in your email program. -- Monterey, California USA USDA Zone 9 Sunset Zone 17