>I have a couple of list owners who want to used customized welcome
>messages for new subscribers.  I suspect this is as easy as giving
>the file the correct filetype, BUT, I can't locate the information.
>
>Could one of you tell me how to do it, or where to find the info?
 
The ones I do all start in column 1 with:
 
Subject: Welcome to LISTNAME!
 
where listname is the name of your list.  Then I put the file out on
the LISTNAME FILELIST, again where LISTNAME is the name of your list.
 
  --Jim Cocks  Univ. of Louisville  <[log in to unmask]>