Yes. it's an emails-based group, so there are times when there's quite a lot of traffic.

But if you're on dial-up, or just don't want to get a lot of mail, you can switch off the email function and just read and post on the Yahoo website, more like Mudcat.

1) Go to www.yahoogroups.com

2) Sign up if you are not already registered, or sign in if you are

3) go to _my groups_

4) click on the relevant group (folkclubs)

5) to see the group's archived messages from the frame on the left hand side
click _messages_

6) you can read and reply to messages via the yahoogroups website

You can also change your message status.

Click on Edit Membership... (witch is top left above the 'folk clubs' banner)

You can choose

1) Emails as they are sent

2) Just a Daily Digest, which lets you see all message by email, but limits the amount of email you receive.

3) Special Notices only - (important email notices from the group moderators).

4) Or you can choose Web Only, in which you only read and post messages on the web, and don't see any emails at all.

Cheers

Tom