I just found the words to "She's Katy - Little Lady" posted 24 June 97, after my original request went up 08 June 97.

I almost missed seeing this, had given up looking for it specifically since there had been no answer for so long; & had not happened to check this site for several days now ... and I don't always go back very far, depending how much time I have ... if I'd left my "age" setting at three days & not checked until tomorrow, I could have missed this altogether!

Which is to say, if I had put my e-mail address on the original request, the replier could have simply sent me a note alerting me to check the site for the reply, & I would have known to look there, even if I didn't happen to log onto the net for several weeks.

This way the reply could be both public and private at the same time!