Once I signed onto Conch-L, I greatly enjoyed all the interesting and varied discussions and interaction among the members. Then all of a sudden, almost all the activity came to a sudden stop! I wondered if I had been evicted from Conch-L. I wondered if my server was down. I wondered if my computer was ready to go to the big cyberdump in the sky. The answer to all these questions was a resounding NO! I was simply experiencing that annual phenomenon known as COA Convention week on Conch-L. One day I got two Conch-L messages. One of them said "sure is quiet, ain't it?". The other one said "yep". Next week is that week! So, if any of you recent subscribers notice a sudden, inexplicable dropoff in Conch-L activity, it is only because so many Conch-L'ers are in Louisville at the COA Convention! Paul M.