Can I suggest that everyone turns their 'out-of-office- reply' feature off whilst they're away, or maybe unsubscribes? Is it only my inbox that's suddenly filled up with them? Or I may simply be speaking to a bunch of machines, and banging...brick walls...you know the sort of thing. Damian PS. Do some of you HAVE to put exactly where you'll be holidaying, or what exciting place you've managed to get funding to go and see, or when your next book is out? Vanity! Damian Peter Sutton University of Glasgow Department of French 16 University Gardens Glasgow G12 8QL tel 0141-330 5642 fax 0141-330 4234 email [log in to unmask]