> I've very pleased to hear that there's software that will do > this automatically. I have not, as somebody suggested, kept > copies of all the messages from any of the discussion groups. I have copies that range quite far back. I also created a simple program that plows through a yahoo groups list and extracts the messages. It would have to be modified slightly to work now as the groups interface has changed slightly, but I'm sure that would be doable, if necessary. > But on the other hand, I share in the feeling that it would be > sad if all of that was ever lost in some sort of yahoo-wide > mega-crash. I also made a private search engine for a database that includes the Yahoo spiritual groups I have been subscribed to over the years, including FranzBardonMagi and BardonPraxis. It could be made public if yahoo somehow topples over. I'm sure many people keep similar archives, so no worries... :-) Kindly, Severian