Thanks to Nancy Smith for bringing this up. One thing that I would like to see generally improved on Conch-L is the subject line. A question can be very interesting, but hard to locate in the Conch-L Archive if the subject is "Help!" or "Question for Conch-L". If the question is about (for example) how to wash the little rotten bits out of shells, then why not say so? "Washing shells" or "Washing those nasty bits out of shells" is a lot more informative than yet another "Question". I've tried changing subject lines with varying success ("Washing shells--was Question"), but I don't like doing that, because it breaks the thread, which isn't good for the Archive. But if you run a search on Alta Vista for +Conch-L +Neritina, it should find all the archived messages on Neritina regardless. As to your other questions and comments, Nancy, others will soon come forth to answer them. I'm glad to see that Conch-L is getting back on track again. Andrew K. Rindsberg Geological Survey of Alabama