I generally like the idea of having the museum-l as a news group. Not having my mail box full would be nice, and being able to follow a thread is great. The down side will be how your local system spools the news and how long they keep the old posts in their system. If you are on a system like mine,a Freenet that does not allow you to FTp to an archives site, you might miss some posts and not be able to get copies. -- Lee Boyko Sooke Region Museum [log in to unmask] Opinions expressed are not necessarily admitted to.