On CRAN there are a number of packages concerned with fitting extreme value distributions. More than one refers to the book by Stuart Coles, which I have been using. Could anyone with experience in this area offer opinions on the different packages? David Scott _________________________________________________________________ David Scott Department of Statistics The University of Auckland, PB 92019 Auckland 1142, NEW ZEALAND Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 85055 Fax: +64 9 373 7018 Email: d.scott at auckland.ac.nz Graduate Officer, Department of Statistics Director of Consulting, Department of Statistics