Some folks do not understand about posting and subscribing, etc. When I add an e-mail list to my address book, I do this: Put a little 'a' in front of the name I give to the posting e-mail address. Then a little 'b' to the subscribe and unsubscribe e-mail addresses. It keeps all the posting e-mails addresses and subscribe, etc. addresses in order. It works for years for me. Edmund

Dear Ed; your address book has nothing to do with the subject of subscribing and/or unsubscribing. The reason for my e-mail to the list in respect to people wanting to unsubscribe for whatever reason was simply this - Yes, follow the right procedure, but I don't mind if you let us know why you are leaving us. ==One big family - remember?== If we lose a long-time member, there is often a sad reason behind it, and members would appreciate to know. Just last month an 'unsub' came through on this list, from a woman we had heard lots about, who had helped many of us. She lived in Germany, near Braunschweig, her name was Catherine Lincoln. Last time I heard of her was in 2001, when visiting Bad Harzburg for a WWII re-union, somebody had left a parcel and some flowers for me and Emmi at the Hotel. It was from Catherine Lincoln. I called her home from Canada and her daughter told me that she was in the hospital. Nothing else. Last month her e-mail address was unsunscribed, no explanations. I remember that I asked the list if anybody heard anything, but there was nothing but silence. Don't you wonder yourself sometimes? John Merz From: "Ed Maul" <edmaul@optonline.net> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 11:43 AM > Some folks do not understand about posting and subscribing, etc. <SNIP>> > Edmund >