Dear Seekers: To find all the lists/digests one can subscribe to, go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/ and/or http://users.aol.com/johnf14246/gen_email.html [note: think the 'john f' website has changed some but the website above will get you there in about 5 seconds, all the same.] Personally, I prefer the digest format: one msg. with a bunch (usually) of individual messages included...less 'clogging' of incoming msgs. into one's computer when one subscribes to many. You will see the 'paperclip' denoting the attachment which open up the individual messages - the attachments on the rootweb list/digest have been 'purged' for any viruses so not to worry about those in this instance. And - you can scan down the messages that are included in the Digest - those that don't interest you, ignore: those that do, click on. Lists/Digests are available in Surname, Geographic Locations, Special Interests, and others. They are all listed. Also: RootsWeb archives all of the messages from all of the email lists. Go to: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Type in "whatever"-Roots for the name of the list. You will receive a page that will search the "whatever" mailing list records starting in 1996, or whenever the "whatever" List began. You can search all Rootsweb lists doing this - just type in the different title. Have great days and peaceful nights! Good hunting - good luck! Shirley: bobert@panacom.com