At 10:54 AM 7/26/03 -0400, you wrote:
>Harry, thanks for your input!
>I tried the web site but got no hit. I respelled modeling but still no
>hit.
>Is the site not ready yet, or is there still an error in the address?
>Dick Griffith
Dick,
My omission, I should have said that is an email address not a web
site. To subscribe one sends an email and here are the full particulars,
which you will see are similar to this List: The ME List is a veritable
treasure trove of information of every kind, and of course live steam.
Harry
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