Robin: If you use Outlook, you can go to view and select the view that allows you to see the first line or two of the message in addition to the sender's e-mail and subject. It's a great time saver, especially since many messages are only 1 or 2 lines long. Carole -----Original Message----- From: Parkinson's Disease Foundation [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Friday, December 18, 1998 7:11 AM To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN Subject: Re: PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY barb - i understand about the delete key BUT don't always know from the headline on a message what's in it. so i take the time to read it and too frequently find that it is a personal message from one person to another which -- in my opinion -- doesn't need to be put on the list. grinning etc etc robin