Wouldn't it be "better" and simpler to place [edit] a "dummy" posting in the archives indicating that a posting has been removed and by whom? This would preempt a number of technical and other issues. Y M M V /Pete At 09:46 9/15/2006 Friday, Andrew Bosch wrote: >You need to retrieve the appropriate index file either with GET INDEX or >by editing the file directly (it's plain text).