>I'm curious. Why bother with personal mailboxes when this site has a great
>archives list?

A.  For the times when you don't want to bother with accessing the
Internet.

B.  For the times when you don't have Internet access, IE: On the road.

C.  The list archives may not be there forever - a bird in hand is worth
two in the bush as they say............

I export relevant Vanagon list messages to a Filemaker Pro database which
is instantly accessible, portable, and keeps my Claris Emailer program
database to a manageable size.  I usually have it with me on my laptop
when I travel.

Best wishes,

Tony

Anthony L. Mourkas
Hampden, Maine, USA
1984   Vanagon Westfalia    "Gertrude"
1986.5 Quantum Syncro Wagon "Wolfgang"
1991   Jetta Eco Diesel     "Liesel"