Some mailing list programs (like mailman) allow both Usenet and mailing list access to the same messages, and newsreader interfaces are normally more user friendly. -- JeandréTrue; I know bitnet lists were distributed through the bitnet.* hierarchy; I don't know how easy it would be to get a newsgroup in general to mirror a mailing list, but it might be worth you mentioning it to the mailing list as an idea... -- Nick NICHOLAS