Hello Nancy, nice talking to you !  

 NB> The flags aren't the actual action... you are only flagging FOR not
 NB> AS.  It's a multi-step operation... possibly to minimize doing
 NB> something you didn't really mean to do?  First you flag the message for
 NB> deletion.  
 NB> Then, when you get out of the area, you use Alt-A for area functions
 NB> (at the listing of areas screen), and among your choices are the chance
 NB> to Delete Marked messages.  When you choose that, a whole different
 NB> screen comes up, with further options.  Basically you just want to
 NB> delete the ones marked for deletion, although there are a lot of other
 NB> flags you can use or exclude by.

 NB> Alternatively, one can do Global actions by using the Alt-G functions,
 NB> with the same results for the entire packet...  Of course once it is
 NB> deleted, I'm pretty sure it's for keeps.

 NB> Hope this helps some.  :)

        Nancy, you have me do things I never knew before. At least 11
   years of BW and I have never seen these pages. Oh, I have some RTFM
   to do now. Thanks for waking me up with this fine information, I am
   glad that I dared ask.

        Where in the Adirondacs do you go ?
     
       
   Being on a PC with all the fine Microsoft
                 programmes is tops.
            
        
  
                  
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