I tend to agree that it was out of line to post a private message on the listserv. I think he made a mistake there. However, the private email in question was WAY out of line. There were explicit threats of professional sabotage in that message. If the recipient has a lawyer, he might want to inquire the best way to keep that email for future reference. If I received a message from a colleague threatening my career and livelihood, there's no way I'd blow it off and forget about it. I've only posted on this listserv a couple of times, so perhaps my input is unwelcome intrusion by an 'outsider', but I've followed this discussion for a couple of days now and couldn't help developing an opinion. A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>