For those overwhelmed by email messages, you might try what I do. I get one email message a day from the BEE-L list that contains all the postings for the day. It's really nice - all the day's topics are listed at the start of the message. To do this for yourself, send the command: SET BEE-L DIGESTS to [log in to unmask] Now if I could only find a way to filter out particular individuals... Mike Killoran --------------- [log in to unmask] Embrace Entropy (617) 981-2667 (Lexington, MA USA) ---------------