In a message dated 97-12-06 23:42:46 EST, you write: << if you don't mind, could you please tell me what some of these list are, if they're still in operation? you could email me privately if you don't want to clog up the list, except that I think others might be interested too. I'd like to get involved in another list or two (just to make life even more interesting !) thanks Bethany >> I've been on a James Joyce mailing list, a CS Lewis mailing list, a Christianity and Literature mailing list, and a Writing Center (my college) mailing list--and probably a couple others I don't remember now. the best thing to do is go to a WWW address I have somewhere that lists ALL listserves--you can search by subject and find your favorite authors. I'll post it to this list when I dig it up, but you can probably find a few of them by an AltaVista search if you don't want to wait... Jim