A few months back some guy wrote to the list using LookOut! He was singed a bit for using MSFT products on a Linux list. Back then I defended him because he was writing from work. This is a bit different, Jay. If you are bound by Exchange then lump it. It is one thing not to flame someone for having to use MSFT (exchange, LookOut!), but it is a whole other game when a Linux group has to cater to MSFT users. Making this list a forum is a headache. It would have to be a pretty smart forum that accepts email postings as well, which makes it vulnerable to someone spoofing the mailing lists email addy and posting junk. Certainly not an enviable situation. Samir M. Nassar RedConcepts.NET Open Source, Public Service http://redconcepts.net