Thank you Noel -- Noel has now set up the list so that your reply message will be returned to you by default. I think this will enhance the list, as we will be able to tell if some one has responded to the post or not . It will also make it unnecessary to use the reply to all button . Now there are ways that you can set up your email account still, where it will only respond to the list and where, when some one replies to your post it will only come to you. This of course defeats the purpose of this , as no one will know if any one has helped you or not. We have some expert genealogist on this list that are very helpful and their reply may be just what some one else on this list needed to know but were too bashful to ask. Betty