As far as I can tell, you'd need to filter (perhaps by copying) messages to a mailbox, then write an AppleScript to copy that mailbox to a Finder folder. And if you set the filter by message (subject, name, etc.) you'd end up with a mailbox saved for each message, at 4K each. Or did you have some other method in mind? > Heck, just use the "rules" section of mail, make some rules about the > mail you want backed up, highlight all of your inbox (or where ever the > mail sits) and choose "apply rules to selection" and it will do it for > you plus in the future... Scott Warren Stephen Hart http://eugraph.com