A couple of weeks ago Rick Snyder wrote, in part.. > Hey LISTSERV veterans - please look over this newbie's proposed list headers ... Everyone probably has their own pet set of list settings, but I always consider or suggest ... * Auto-Delete= Yes,Full-auto,Probe(60) The "60" may or may not be right for any given server or list, but LISTSERV is quite expert at fully managing your distribution problems. * Change-Log= Yes This cute little audit trail can be quite useful on rare occasions. I require it on every list at our site. * Confirm-Delay= 96 LISTSERV's default of 48 hours means you can't enter a command that requires an "ok" friday afternoon and then OK it Monday morning. * Daily-Threshold= 50,5 Pick your own numbers; numbers that will stay out of the way unless something really weird happens. * Validate= All,Confirm Don't let commands to LISTSERV be spoofed. On your specifications ... You have "Subscription= By_owner", but I would recommend "Subscription= By_owner,Confirm", to eliminate "spoofed" subscriptions. You have "Reply-To= List,Ignore", but wanted replies to go to the list "by default". Maybe you want "Reply-To= List,respect"? You can give anyone you wish the subscriber setting "editor" to allow there postings to go through unmoderated. Having 3 moderators means that timely OK of postings is *really* important, since 2 of you will be wasting your time doing something that the 3rd has already done. For every post by a non-editor. Finally, you have "Subscription= By Owner". Are there subscriptions that you intend to disallow? If not, I recommend "Subscription= Open,Confirm". Unless you have "Notify=No", you will get notification of all subscriptions (all are also in the change-log), and you've saved yourself some work. Since subscribing doesn't let one post, all you've allowed is access to your archives. Speaking of archives ... if they're of a public nature, make them PUBLIC instead of PRIVATE to save your web interface troubles getting authenticated. Hope this helps, wayne Wayne T. Smith mailto:[log in to unmask] Systems Group - UNET University of Maine System LISTSERV maintainer for http://lists.Maine.edu/