Chris, I have to agree with Bill Gruber -- you have to do what you have to do, but I would also very much miss your snarky comments and the comfortable atmosphere of this mailing list, should you decide to shut it down. I have access to USENET, and I have read rec.pets, and I have to say that I much prefer the Ferret Mailing List. And though I currently have Internet access, it isn't necessarily permanent. Tell me more about this bi-directional gateway list you mentioned. [Anyone wishing to receive news from rec.pets.ferrets would contact me. Any article appearing in rec.pets.ferrets would be broadcast to those people. And those people could send mail to me, and it would be broadcast on rec.pets.ferrets] You've done all ferret lovers a great service these five years in keeping this list going, and I hope that others appreciate your efforts as much as so many of us do. I have access to USENET, and I have read rec.pets, and I have to say that I much prefer the Ferret Mailing List. And though I currently have Internet access, it isn't necessarily permanent, in which case, I would switch completely to CompuServe. (You'll notice that I've been forwarding a few messages to the list via my CIS account lately.) Could you give us some more information about how this bi-directional gateway you mentioned would work? Katie [Posted in FML issue 0300]