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Kees, An excellent Idea which with some development could be the basis for a great system. I agree that for the computer-sophisticated people your suggestion makes a lot of sense. The problem is that for a lot of people who join the list cyberspace is a new and frightening place and it would be difficult - but not impossible to set up. Perhaps we could get listmembers proficient with the various mail clients to develop a set of directions for each on how to set up such a system and send it with the initial welcome. And then we could Post a reference to those directions weekly like Camilla does directing people to CARE.. I think that would work if we designed it carefully and then" list police " would meanly need to send a gentle reminder to those who routinely forget to use the subject code.. I think that would take care of most of my concerns. The list could grow without discouraging large numbers of PWP who wish to be on the list but are overwhelmed. The filters could eliminate unwanted topics- members could send as many messages as they wish without discouraging anyone from participating.. Thanks Kees for your post- a Christmas Present- which I think has the potential promote Peace on Earth (or at least in our little corner of cyberspace). What do others think? Charlie Kees Paap wrote: > Hi Bill and other listfriends, > > The listvolume is not the problem. It is the fact that you often don't know > what is in the E-mail and that you have to read all of it. Or more than one > subject in an E-mail. I'll explain what I mean. > > We all use a computer to make life easier ! > So we all use the possibility that a mailer program (outlook express, > Eudora) offers us. It is the possibilty to sort your incoming mail by > subject (or many other things). > > BUT it is clear that you have to be very disciplinned (is this an english > word or one of my mind?) to make sure that the subject covers the contents > of the E-mail and that there is only one subject per e-mail. This way > everyone can set up (or can have it done) a mail system that sorts the mail > by subject immediately as you receive it. You can open the folder with the > subject of your interest and read the mail. > > I don't want to make this e-mail too long by explaining the details, so if I > was not clear enough about the idea, please e-mail me. > > Kees Paap -- ****************************************************************************************** Charles T. Meyer, M.D. Middleton (Madison), Wisconsin [log in to unmask] ******************************************************************************************