without going into whether steven or rod are right or wrong regarding the content of their respective posts, i would like to say that based on my understanding of the list rules, i believe rod's response belonged off-list. pleasce correct me if i am wrong.
in case somebody is wondering whether this post itself is off-topic, or should have been sent off-list to rod only, i wondered too, and decided that public discussion of list etiquette is an appropriate topic.
and in case it is not clear, i am not taking sides here.
ray dobbins
miami, florida