Frank, We've got to get something else for you to do with your free time. 8^) I appreciate your effort to save the files. When it comes to things like this, I'm a total rube. How did you do it in the batch download mode? I have a couple of other lists I'd like to do. > I probaby need to put some sort of an index on it > and make the naviation easier, but the basic data > is secure and relatively clean. If this can be saved to CD, let me know and I'll forward $$ to cover your costs for material. Santa's bringing a new computer this year, complete with a CD-RW. This should allow me to preserve the imformation and update it regularly. However, I might ask the technically savvy among the group to point me in the right direction regarding this. By the way is it possible to incorporate a key word searchable archive for use on a CD? Special software? How much space would the messages you've saved eat up on your site? Feel free to reply privately if you feel the group might not be interested. Thanks again, Frank. Ed