>>>2. The list of topics should include the name of the poster, so one can >>>easily look for posts from one's favourite(s). >The list of topics is compressed so that one thread = one line. Otherwise >it would be unusable for large lists. For those lists that have notebooks, you can Roll Your Own Index (sortof, kindof). If you can schedule a nightly script to send to listserv: /* --------------------- clip and save ---------------- */ //ListSrch JOB Echo=no CPULIM=30 Database Search DD=Rules OUTLIM=2000 f=mail //Rules DD * S * in LSTOWN-L SINCE TODAY index #.5 #recs.6 sender.17 subject.47 * PRINT /* // EOJ /* --------------------- clip and save ---------------- */ After you get back the output, remove the string 'since today' and replace '* PRINT' with 'PRINT nnn' nnn is the document number returned by INDEX in the left hand column nnn may be repeated, separated by commas. -- co-owner INFOSYS, TQM-L, CPARK-L, ERAPPA-L, JANITORS, LDBASE-L, et -L [log in to unmask] "Read my BITS" +1 814 863 1843 31 Shields Bldg. -- Penn State Univ -- University Park, PA 16802-1202 USA