On Wed, 5 Jun 1996 19:42:24 -0500 Winship said:
>Actually, if one wants this, all one need do is change from DIGEST to
>INDEX.
 
Well, to begin with, INDEX isn't yet universally available, but I'd hardly
see INDEX a substitute for numbering digest entries!  Numbering is passive,
index requires user action.
 
For what it's worth, I am often asked for that feature as well, perhaps
because majordomo does it that way.
 
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Bill
City University of New York