Should really be doing this privately via email, but I like to keep the knuckle-biting soap-opera style of the group going :) > I've checked the settings they look OK. > It only seems to be when I respond to DOC newsgroup emails, I'm on windows > 2000 professional, plus outlook. (not express).. OK, so it looks like it must be an Outlook problem, which I'm afraid I don't know about (Use Express myself). If all else fails, try holding down Alt and typing 0163 on the numeric keypad (not the numbers at the top of the keyboard). That should produce a £ <- and that should be a pound sign. Otherwise, I'm stumped... Tris