Hi, everyone -- Sorry for my delay in replying to messages (both on and off list) these days. I seem to have ground to a much-needed screeching halt for a while, after a very busy holiday (and a horrible cold, plus innumerable DIY projects around the house, in the weeks leading up to it). The following is a further response to concerns expressed by Karen (30 Dec) about not receiving list messages. I am replying on the list, as well as sending her a copy privately, in case others are wondering as well. My apologies for being off-topic but I think this issue is one which others may also be concerned about. However, if it doesn't interest you at all, please delete this message now <g>. Karen, I am at a loss to explain why you have received no messages posted to H-W-E since 23 Dec. I have access to a listing of e-mail addresses for all subscribers and can confirm that you are subscribed to the list as usual at this time and have been so all along. I am automatically informed by Rootsweb whenever anyone subscribes or unsubscribes. I received no notification that you were unsubscribed at any time (although I did see your request to be re-subscribed). As well, the fact that you have successfully posted messages twice over the last few days also indicates that you are indeed a subscriber (Rootsweb only accepts messages from subscribers, and rejects ones which are not from subscribers.) However, I notice that you are subscribed in digest mode, which means you may not be receiving your digest package of messages as frequently as usual, due to the fact that only a few have been posted to the list for most of the last week or so. Is there a possibility that there is a problem with your server (AOL) which is not delivering messages to you? If so, you might make inquiries to them about this. On the other hand, if there is a difficulty such as this, with Rootsweb being unable to deliver messages to a subscriber (for any reason), I am routinely informed by Rootsweb about it and I have had no such notification. I hope this problem is now cleared up for Karen and for anyone else experiencing the same situation. If it is not or if similar difficulties arise in future, I would appreciate being notified privately, off-list, so that we can keep to Huguenot/Walloon topics on the list. My best to you all on this last day of December in the year 2000. Andrea