In a message dated 5/17/2005 12:03:41 AM Eastern Standard Time, mamat@gvtel.com writes: Hmmmmm.... Joan, Apparently, AOL regards YOUR PC, as THEIR PC, and they can do whatever they want with YOUR stuff!! Another reason to be very grateful NOT to have AOL!!!! PAX NancyT --- Nancy- I think what they decided in this case (and I'm not saying I agree with it) is that their users didn't know enough to know what they wanted to do and this change was AOL second guessing that their subscribers really didn't want to SAVE the mail forever. There is no denying that they cater to novice users. I think the change probably resulted from complaints about stored mail taking up computer space. Anyway, there is an easy way around the problem for those who really DO want to save their mail. Joan