Daifly,
"Sending your CV by e-mail makes no difference to your position in the pile. The only difference is that I can attach notes to the CV and then file it in place, rather than have to keep it in a foolscap file. "
Do you mean that you attach the notes onto an email version, as oposed to a paper copy? (Sorry to be so thick).
Is a CV more likely to be lost in the mass of others in a computer list, as opposed to a hard copy version of the list?
Thanks for your input- most helpful!