I appreciate that mail stays on the list since it maintains traffic while sharing knowledge. My mail program allows me to reply to all and then erase the poster's address unless I do want to send a direct courtesy copy (then the poster would receive two of the post). Elaine (who's pondering another pen purchase) > It's the way Mailing lists work, virtually all of them, Jim. > Tom's list is bass ackwards, it's just that you are accustomed to it. > Learn to love it, cause it's staying. BC should > be your option, not the list > default. ========================================================= To Unsubscribe: Send email to fptalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. The email that you then receive MUST be replied to per instructions to complete the process.