I, too, was in danger of becoming an email packrat. Since I subscribe to
the midwife list as well, this could quickly become very overwhelming.
For those of you who operate Windows-based programs, there is a neat
little program usually in the "Accessories" group called Notepad. As I go
thru my email (my links are thru another Windows-based program), I save
pertinent references or tidbits of information by copying them to a file
in the Notepad program. I have many Notepad files, arranged by subject so
that I can keep separate files for things like medication info, slow
gain, jaundice, etc. Then I discard what I do not need. That keeps my
saved email from cluttering my hard-drive unnecessarily, and allows me to
find important information I wanted to save more easily since I can
simply look up the reference under the topic.  Information stored in this
way can easily be printed or even retrieved in word processing files if
one is running a Windows-based word processor.

Ione Sims, GNM, IBCLC