I believe there are ppl who basically construct unwanted archives by subbing to lists and archiving material as it comes in. this they sell on to ppl who might be interested. i had a request to form an archive on my list. as our listserv already provides a good archive interface, i didnt see the need for another, and i wondered what was "in it for them". they were cagey abt that - presumably not wanting to own up they would offer them to others as well. i turned them down. apparently some ppl go ahead and archive lists anyway. do we know how common this is? are there any known "pirates" whose addresses i can check for? i guess there's no way i can tell if an address is like this generally. Pete Watts PERSONALITY-DISORDERS LIST: http://rdz.acor.org/athenaeum/lists.phtml?personality-disorders _____________________