Sorry to bother you again, but there have been several requests lately concerning "how to access the Archives for such-and-such Mailing List". It IS a little confusing, so I thought I should cover the ground once more so that all of you can access the "type" of Archives that you desire. (1) You may access Archives for a Mailing List, where you can see ALL of the messages in the Archives, arranged by "threads"; that is, if an original email has been posted, with a specific subject, you can see a header for that email, AND all answers to it, all arranged together. Here's how it works: The first time you try the "Mailing List Archives" at "archiver.rootsweb.com", you will have to establish a User Name and a Password. Please NOTE that this User Name and Password will be the one that you use to access ANY Mailing List Archive in the future; in other words, you will NOT have a different User Name and Password for each different Mailing List. Write down the User Name and Password. Even better, use a good Password utility and put this data into the it. (If you need help on getting a FREE Password utility, send me a private email.) The next time you access this service, you will have to type in your User Name and Password. To access the service for ANY Mailing List, use this URL: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/XXXXXXXX-L (Where XXXXXXXXX-L is replaced by the ACTUAL name of the Mailing List you are trying to access; e.g., BROYLES-L, or GERMANNA_COLONIES-L, or WILHITE-L, etc. Please note that the name of the List is CASE SENSITIVE!!!!! It must be typed in ALL CAPS. Once you have "logged in" you will be presented with a list of the different months you can access. The Archives start with the first month that the List was activated, up to the present month. Click on a month and you will be presented with a page that lists all the messages for that month, arranged by "threads" (subjects). There is a place to click to see all the messages in chronological order, "Chronological Index". This will "un-thread" the messages, and show you a list of email arranged by date. You may also, at the top of the page, do a search of all the Archives for the specific Mailing List. Typing in a "string" and clicking "search" will give you a list of email containing the "string", either in the subject or in the body, for ALL of the Archives for this Mailing List. (2) Second type of Search at Rootsweb: Interactive Search. Go to: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Type in the name of the Mailing List, e.g., WILHITE, BROYLES, GERMANNA-COLONIES, CFT-WIN, etc. This entry is not case sensitive. Click "Submit Query". In this search, you do not get a list of emails, either chronological or by thread. You type in your search string, choose the year and click "Search". This one is probably better if you are searching for specific text, or specific subject, no matter which year or month. (3) If you wish to search for a SURNAME on ANY Mailing List at Rootsweb, go here: http://rsl.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/rslsql.cgi Type in the required data and continue. Hope this helps. If you have questions, please do NOT reply back here to the Lists, instead send to me privately at: sgtgeorg@concentric.net Regards, SgtGeorge George W. Durman Knoxville, TN