steve: Most of the old posts that return do so with a "please send me" post. By the time a thread re surfaces the original posters have moved to other projects. perhaps you could automaticaly close all posts that have had no activity for say three months with a header that allows the person that wants to post in to easily point to the closed thread (Thread closed due to inactivity. If you wish to refer to this thread in your new topic paste this "link "). This saves the pertinent posts and causes those that want a freebie to articulate the request. Terry