I find that a mailing list is more handy for forums where I like to read each and every message. The PIC List is definitely one of them. If I haven't checked for messages/news for a while, it just piles up in my mailbox. However, there is one thing I would like to see. I subscribe to a few other mailing lists and my mail box is forever crowded. One of the mailing lists(esri-l) I subscribe to puts a prefix(ESRI: ) in front of the subject. This lets me scan my mail easily and non-mailing list mail is easy to find. I wish the PIC list had such a prefix(PIC: ?) too. My two bits Prashant --------------------------------+--------------------------------- Prashant Bhandary | Tel: +61-2-9662 5299 Spatial Information Solutions | Fax: +61-2-9662 5348 Roads and Traffic Authority | Email: prashb@rta.nsw.gov.au Rosebery NSW 2018, AUSTRALIA | "2b|!2b" - William Shakespeare --------------------------------+---------------------------------