In the process of trying to solve a problem affecting my lists and communication with the vm.temple.edu system I got involved in a *private* correspondence with a member of this list. He came up with the diagnosis that the problem was limited to my university system; I disagreed because I had received numerous posts from listmembers whose mail had also stopped. At some point he told me to consult my systems administrators who he was sure would agree with him. I *foolishly* wrote back that as far as listserv I was concerned I was the one-eyed man in the kingdom of the blind--which is at least partially true because we don't run listserv in our system and I am the only person on campus who has listowner experience. Well, my correspondent (definitely NOT Stan Horwitz!) then forwarded my note to our list administrators, as I just discovered when I received a note from the woman who heads computer services. She is deeply hurt and I feel like a rat. She is a friend, and I hope she will eventually understand that I reacted to being treated like a novice. At the same time I am deeply disturbed that my correspondent violated an essential principle of netiquette, NOT to forward private messages! Surely all of us have at times said something concerning another which we would rather not have that other see. Granted, in an ideal world this shouldn't be, BUT . . . Especially as listowners we should surely be sensitive to that dimension of cyber-communication. Ingrid Shafer [log in to unmask] & [log in to unmask] http://astro.temple.edu/arcc