speaking of which, i found a mua called nmh. i frequently browse through debian package lists, and search for thigs i need/want. dbian's package lists are quite large, but they go fast on my cable link, which is good isnce i'm on unstable. nmh is command line based: fetchmail,inc,show,next,next... i have a 3 line wrapper around inc - /usr/bin/mh/inc sortm -textfield subject refile +speakup `pick -to speakup` it's easy to create filters. this is my oppinion of a well-designed mua. if you need anyelp, ask me - i've still got a ways to go, but it sure beats outlook express or eudora or any microsoft products any day. .