I don't seem to find the start date of the 2004 season.  It was being
touted by Bravo for awhile but never happend on that station.

Ira --

I'm going to rely on information from the "West Wing Unofficial
Continuity Guide," an excellent fan website that garners information
from all over.  According to them, the premiere will be October 20,
2004 and is titled 'NSF Thurmond'.  This will be episode 601 (sixth
season, first episode) and will be followed by:
 
#602: "The Birnam Woods"
#603: "Third Day Story"
#604: "Liftoff"
#605: "The Hubbert Peak"
#606: "The Dover Test"

West Wing Unofficial Continuity Guide
http://westwing.bewarne.com/

Note that this web page also has spoilers or plot outlines for season
six, though they warn that initial scripts can change dramatically by
the time the episode is shot (and edited).


The Bravo Channel has rights to North American broadcasts of seasons
1-5 and will begin rebroadcasting season 5 tomorrow.  Note that
rebroadcasts have already started on E4 in the U.K.:
Bravo Channel
"The West Wing"
http://www.bravotv.com/The_West_Wing/


Google search strategy:
"West Wing" + "Continuity Guide"
"West Wing" + "Bravo Channel"

Best regards,

Omnivorous-GA

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Clarification of Answer by omnivorous-ga on 04 Nov 2004 07:48 PST

Ira --

I'd add the first link.  The page is pretty complete, even having the
Bravo Channel information linked.

But the richest information on West Wing Continuity Guide comes if you
click down into episode links.  They start with early rumors about the
script; highlight issues with the show; then dissect trivia and
continuity issues.

Just as an aside, I missed the first two shows of this season but did
get to see it last night!

Best regards,

Omnivorous-GA

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Clarification of Answer by omnivorous-ga on 04 Nov 2004 07:53 PST

Ira --

I just re-read your question.  I think you want to allow any messages
from google.com to pass through e-mail.  I'm not certain exactly what
the message header says coming from the page but it may be similar to:
answers-editors@google.com

Best regards,

O.

For some reason, I did not get an e-mail letting me know that I had an
answer to my questions.  Might have been my span filter.  What URL do
I need to add to my white list?