Some spam has got through to the list and into the archives since the lists were restored (though of course much less than was sent to the list addresses). I have tightened up the posting rules and list membership rules; now only members can post (as was previously the case) and any membership requests need to be confirmed (which is new). Sorry about the spam, and the resultant confusing situation of the archives, and thank you Uwe Brauer for pointing out to me how confusing this is! -- ‘As I sat looking up at the Guinness ad, I could never figure out / How your man stayed up on the surfboard after forty pints of stout’ (C. Moore)