Bill Stecher wrote: >which freezes the program when I single-click >on it, so that I can't trash it.
A trick that works for me is to select more than one message at the same time. (1) Select a message--any message but the problem one. Hold down the shift key and select the problem message. Now delete. Or........ (2) Drag a selection rectangle around the problem message and its neighbor. Then delete. Richard Hart