Two things that will help a lot on this list. 1) When you reply to a message, trim (delete, cut) the unneccesary items from the the bottom of the message that is quoted in the reply. I suggest, only leaving the previous message you are replying to. Reason -- the messages get way too long. If you are replying from digest mode - trim off all but the message you are replying to. 2) Use the subject field. This makes it easier to browse the archives. If you reply from digest mode, change the subject to something pertinant in your message or the reply. I know there will be an occasional lapse, because we are all human and forget. No problem. But if we just try to do these two things, it will improve our list quite a bit. Thanks, Karen Bush Luddington List admin