> I need to construct a set of flame messages for testing a content-sensitive I would think that would be quite difficult to do as lists vary a great deal; what would be considered a horrendous flame on one list could be business as usual on another. On some lists whether an item is a flame or not may depend entirely on the style, no codifiable content you can look look for to say an item is or is not a flame. That's part of why there are listowners. Douglas