Geez, I got like 15 digests at once and kinda I lost it, I know nothing of $$, $@ but I like this expansion idea for what I got fom it.
Anyway, let me get this quote here and...
IOhannes:
as for $$ being available in messages: i don't think this can easily be done the way things are right know. and really, i don't think it is that important :-)
come back to my former inquiry, I am sorry if you told me this already and i lost it. But then;
Cheers Alex