For some people (like myself) a USENET reader is the best way to "surf" the net in fora where only a relatively small proportion of the postings may be of use. By scanning the headings, I only have to download those messages that I need. The digest function is far less discriminating. Where you normally want to read a high proportion of the messages in a forum the digest function works well and can be much more effective in terms of time and costs. However, I am told that some providers/servers do not support the digest function. In article <[log in to unmask]>, "Laura H. Firth" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >You're absolutely correct. You mention accessing the list through a USENET >reader but imply that that, like using e-mail, can run up your charges and count >against your on-line time. > >May I recommend making use of the DIGEST feature? It combines a day's messages >into one file which, even when large, downloads faster than all those messages! >There's a list of subject lines at the beginning of the digest which you can >scan for topics that interest you. > >To try it, send the following message to listserve, [log in to unmask] > > SET MUSEUM-L DIGEST >Good luck, >Laura H. Firth >Interpretive Exhibits Writer >75407,[log in to unmask] > >P.S. Anyone know how to 'unset' this feature?