Dear Ralph Fonberg-- it's easier than you think--- please just do the following: send message to: [log in to unmask] in body of message, NOT subject line put ONLY: SET PARKINSN NOMAIL you are then still connected, but will get no mail till you SET PARKINSN MAIL ( The listserv knows all, sees all, tells all-but only if you do it a certain way--picky, picky :-( You do NOT need any instructions except the above line , no name, etc.) Hope this does it for you and everyone else---if you want a BRIEF list of listserv commands, send this message to listserv: HELP ---it's handy to have if you've misplaced the original instructions you got when you joined--I think the gremlins eat them for lunch! Cheers, Camilla Flintermann,CG for Peter, 78/7,Oxford,OH