> I'm trying to implement a simple bottom_banner in my .mailtpl file. I'm > getting a bottom_banner, all right, but not with the results I intended. > > I got the [listname].mailtpl file, where the relevant section said > > BOTTOM_BANNER Bottom banner for plain text postings > TOP_BANNER Top banner for plain text postings > BOTTOM_BANNER_HTML Bottom banner for HTML postings > TOP_BANNER_HTML Top banner for HTML postings > POSTACK1 Reply sent to anyone posting to the list (for > "replybots") WWW_LIST_HEADER HTML header for web interface > WWW_LIST_TRAILER HTML trailer for web interface >>> DIST_VIRUS Virus > detected in DISTRIBUTE job > > etc. > > So I modified it to read > > >>> BOTTOM_BANNER Bottom banner for plain text postings > > TRAINING9 is a test listserv maintained by HSLC > See http://www.hslc.org for more information about us. > Mail to mailto:[log in to unmask] to leave the list > > TOP_BANNER Top banner for plain text postings > BOTTOM_BANNER_HTML Bottom banner for HTML postings > TOP_BANNER_HTML Top banner for HTML postings > POSTACK1 Reply sent to anyone posting to the list (for > "replybots") WWW_LIST_HEADER HTML header for web interface > WWW_LIST_TRAILER HTML trailer for web interface >>> DIST_VIRUS Virus > detected in DISTRIBUTE job > > but I get everything between the two >>> as the bottom_banner. As it should. Each template contained WITHIN the listname.mailtpl is defined with the ">>>" What your listname.mailtpl should look like is this: >>> BOTTOM_BANNER Bottom banner for plain text postings TRAINING9 is a test listserv maintained by HSLC See http://www.hslc.org for more information about us. Mail to mailto:[log in to unmask] to leave the list >>> TOP_BANNER Top banner for plain text postings Your Text >>> BOTTOM_BANNER_HTML Bottom banner for HTML postings Your Text >>> TOP_BANNER_HTML Top banner for HTML postings Your Text >>> POSTACK1 Reply sent to anyone posting to the list (for "replybots") Your Text >>> WWW_LIST_HEADER HTML header for web interface Your Text ect, ect If enabled, it's much easier to modify templates via the web interface as LISTSERV creates and properly formats the listname.mailtpl for you.