Change your step 2 so that you do NOT return their message. Tell them to find their original posting and RESEND with the changes that you provided in your canned message of instructions. >>> Ballew Kinnaman <[log in to unmask]> 11/29 12:43 AM >>> Dear LSTSRV-L Folks, Given: All newbies are properly on REVIEW on a semi-moderated list. What Can Be Done? 1) When a newbie sends a message that *almost* meets the rules, and 2) I return their message with a helpful, canned message of instructions for how to fix and resubmit the message so it *can* be distributed, 3) then they send the fixed message back to ME, and 4) then I send it back to them with further instructions, 5) then I (sometimes) get frustrated <growl> As I went through this cycle once again today, it occurred to me that possibly ya'll might have a neat reply-to munge that would cause some common mail programs to send the fixed message to the group, rather than to me. I know reply-to munging is evil, and causes all sorts of bad things (sun rises in West, moon fails to glow, tots cry all night, servers stumble and fall, etc.), and will make my hail fall out in clumps, however there are days I'd consider reply-to munging a *blessing* IF I could get the 30% of newbies who send fixed messages back to me to "fail," and have their message end up at the group address instead. I'd appreciate comments on how to accomplish my goal, using Eudora, PINE, Outlook and/or Outlook Express. Any ideas? How do ya'll deal with this? Thanks! Pax, Ballew Kinnaman <[log in to unmask]> 206/463-2322 Discussion list owner: Allergy ---> http://www.Immune.Com/allergy/index.html Arthritis ---> http://www.Emissary.Net/arthritis/index.html PCHealth ---> http://www.Emissary.Net/pchealth/index.html Latex Allergy ---> http://www.Immune.Com/rubber/index.html Thyroid ---> http://www.Emissary.Net/thyroid/index.html