Pearl--
I can relate to your need to archive and save. My hard drive is definitely
filling up and I'm a little concerned.

This is what I do so far. I have a program called InfoSelect. I save all the
dates and message header listings in there because I can search for a word,
see which Digest the message I wanted was in, and then go get that Digest. I
am going to start archiving the Digests onto a tape drive (which I use for
back-up) as soon as I figure out how best to do that and still be able to
retrieve things fairly easily.

The other thing I do with InfoSelect is copy useful posts and paste into
this program. I then print out some pages and file them in the various files
I have for resources (e.g., Drugs, Weaning, Sore Nipples, etc.). I can't
stand to delete things because I just KNOW that in a few days I'll need
those messages!

You wonder what my house looks like if I can't even discard cyberstuff?
Don't ask!

Leslie Ayre-Jaschke, BEd, IBCLC
Peace River Breastfeeding Clinic
Peace River Alberta, Canada