Eric Hughes writes: > alt.w.a.s.t.e please make it alt.waste, or alt.w-a-s-t-e if you must have seps between letters. The additional '.' characters will cause a hierarchy: alt.w alt.w.a alt.w.a.s alt.w.a.s.t alt.w.a.s.t.e And would suggest other possibilities such as alt.w.b alt.w.a.s.b-k etc, etc