I think most email programs allow for a copy (called "CC" here on NETCOM) of any email message to be sent to recipients other than the primary. I propose that any list member who needs a quick answer to something that would also be of value to the group request that a copy of the reply be sent privately as well as to the group email address. It should not be too much trouble and we could all benefit from the unfolding case in addition to the person in need getting a quick answer. Carla (just north of Washington, DC)