In consequence of my last message, our friendly node operators have alleviated me of the burden of my normally copious mail by either bouncing it or holding it. Someone reported another similar incident to me where a systems mail was held without any notification. The problems we are encountering are much more of this nature than of the human nature, but in the end many more people will just give up in despair. To a certain extent, you have to evaluate what you have done and what the list has done. I can see how listowners become frustrated and disheartened. Fortunately, I am in the midst of footnoting and revising a number of books and patents. I guess that I should be thankful for the respite. Have a pleasant summer.--Paul. -- Dr. Paul S. di Virgilio, University of Toronto [log in to unmask]