good day,

thanks. spot on.

i am using microsoft ie 5.5 as my browser (yes, i know i have your sympathy). and right-clicking the title for the thread allows one to open it in a new window (just as you said netscape does, eugene). then, as henwood suggested, i simply bookmarked the new window.

thanks, and remember, growing old means never having to say: "i'll remember that. you can count on me."