Johann Spies: > I get the following error mentioned in the subject line when I want to > read or save a html-attachment from a local electronic newspaper: > > [Error: Formatting error: Non-hexadecimal character in QP encoding] What does the string in question look like in "real life"? It might really be bogues, and if so, Pine is correct in complaining. -- \\// peter - http://www.softwolves.pp.se/