Nevitt and Bob, It simply comes down to email / listserv communications and how it is different than person to person communications. At church Nevitt and Ray could be talking about the election around the coffee pot, then Bob could choose to just go and talk to someone else. From a listserv he sees every communication and can't walk away. However, from the subject it should be possible to delete them without opening them if you choose to. Of course this is more painful if you are on a dial line instead of cable/DSL. In summary, I suggest you delete the ones that are obviously political Bob. You shouldn't have to read before deleting. I wish I could set some sort of filter at the listserv, but that technology is beyond our free place where we do this. take care, Stephen Hochstetler shochste@xxxxxxxxxx International Technical Support Organization at IBM Office - 512-838-6198 (t/l 678) FAX - 512-838-6931 http://www.redbooks.ibm.com