Sorry to return to this. As I understand the arguement goes that by including a eprint request=20 link/button it is OK to email the publishers pdf as this is the same as s= ending a=20 copy through the post. A computing colleague has asked why is ths different than displaying the = pdf=20 on the screen of the requester's screen as http is just another transport= =20 protocol? Ricky Rankin Principal Analyst=20 Information Services Queen's University Belfast