Bookshare doesn't do anything with it. It's for the convenience of list readers who may want to filter their email so as not to get off-topic messages. It cuts down on traffic for busy people who get a lot of email. Evan ----- Original Message ----- From: Linda Adams To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 11:09 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] What Is the Reason for O.T? I just read Sue's message. What exactly does Bookshare do with the O.T.? Do they use this distinguishing technique for research or accountability purposes? Whether a topic is off-topic or not, it still gets discussed here, so I wonder what the O.T. actually does. Linda Adams