KB:  I do about the same thing with 'Net messages.  I save them initially in my
com-service 'filing cabinet' under 'digest'.  That's my insurance against
screw-ups.  Then I 'save-as' to a disk on drive a.  From there, I can
cut/paste/delete using, my word processing program, according to my own
categories of interest.  Whenever a series of messages accumulates in any given
category, I print them out & file them in a 3-ring binder.  Then I can delete
all that has been printed - from disk and from the com-service 'file cabinet.'
Everything on the com-service 'file cabinet' is actually on my hard drive.  I
don't want to have too many non-software files on the hard drive.   If I have
been too busy to read all the digests daily, I can review the printouts by
subject & follow the conversation chronologically.  That gives each thread of
discussion continuity and it is interesting to read the sometimes diverging
opinions and the cases/citations offered for those opinions.  It also helps me
determine exactly where one of my moms may fit in that range of ideas.
Thank you for Lactnet!
Phyllis Adamson, IBCLC

PS:  I'd like to pick up my t-shirt at the conference, in case I didn't say that
already.