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>So it works as long as you don't hit preview? I did use > and < but then I hit preview and then send which then seemed to use the literal symbol as a tag. Anyway, moral of story: don't preview if you use ampersand gt;

  Yes, also, I just discovered a "safety net" ! When you post a message, for a time there is an "Update" link for the author (when viewing their message) so that he/she may correct the text if it does not appear as they wanted it to... (note that you have to re-correct ampersand characters in the message text just as you would in preview mode, i.e., turn > back into &gt;, etc.) I just corrected a message I posted where I typed "form" instead of "control" and I corrected it without having to post a correcting reply! Neat. I like the "Update" link!

-Lou.