> You wrote: > > > >Dear all > > > >I have subscibed to bee-l, I keep getting all your mail. > > > >I only want to be able to open Bee-l when I want to . > > > >Is there any way I can do this without un-subscribing Yes, It's simple. You do want to stay subscribed because you can't post or receive logs from the LISTSERV, etc. unless you are subscribed. Send a message to the [log in to unmask] saying Set BEE-L NOMAIL You will get no mail. Then send a message saying SET BEE-L MAIL When you want it to resume. If you want all the mail, but in one package per day, SET BEE-L DIGEST If you don't want to get any mail, but you want to read BEE-L anyhow, SET BEE-L NOMAIL And then send a message to the LISTSERV when you want to read BEE-L saying GET BEE-L LOG9606 One message with all the messages posted in June (06) of 1996 (96) will be emailed to you within minutes or hours. Other logs can be had by changing '9606' to say, '9502' for Feb 1995 etc.. (Warning: The logs can be up to 1 Meg -- or more -- due largely to all the redundant quotes, 'me too' posts and vanity signatures favoured by some. They are small early in the month and become monsters by month end). Or Visit my website (below) , find the beekeeping section and go to the 'BEE-L Logs' section. You can read any of the logs for the entire history of BEE-L from there. All recent logs are about a meg, so be prepared to read mail or something while they are being retrieved by your brouser. Tip: Personally I run multiple windows -- usually four -- in Netscape (File menu, 'New web Brouser' option) and use one while others) are filling in in the background. Windows users who have the 'alt/tab' option enabled can switch windows by holding down the 'alt' key and pressing 'tab' until the correct window appears. I have not been as religious about keeping the logs up-to-date in the last few weeks because I've been busy. Someone reminded me yesterday, and they are pretty well current at present. Hope this helps. Anyone having problems related to the above is welcome to write me. But be warned, I am off now for a well-deserved two days of windsurfing and won't be able to reply til I'm back. PS: The LISTSERV also has capabilities that permit for searching for all posts on any topic. However whenever I have sat down to try to figure it out from the instructions, my eyes have glazed over and I've given up. Has anyone used this? If so I'd like to know how it worked. Is there a simple method? Regards Allen W. Allen Dick, Beekeeper VE6CFK RR#1, Swalwell, Alberta Canada T0M 1Y0 Internet:[log in to unmask] & [log in to unmask] Honey. Bees, & Art <http://www.internode.net/~allend/>