Hello Bill, I guess you must have taken a poll of "most subscribers" that I forgot to vote in. So, here's my vote. I think this list is one of the most informative and active on the Internet. I, for one, enjoy each and every post and, have discovered numerous links to my own family tree. I think, in most cases, the subscribers do E-mail the person directly and then send a copy to the list, in case anyone else is interested. If you yourself have a specific question, ask it, and some of us will try to help if we can. However, I would hope that the answerer would send a copy of their reply to the list in general, just in case someone else might be interested in the same line as you. If that's "Spam" then so be it. I for one, wouldn't have it any other way. Ron Greene RGreene431@aol.com