--- Michael Shannon wrote: Actually, there _is_ a way to do this. You can use the Renewal= keyword and change the PROBE1 template to have the wording of the WELCOME message. This is commonly used for a rotating FAQ; you can even tune it to send a different file at alternating periods. By turning on the 'Probe' parameter of Renewal= you can also perform active probing at the same time. See Chapter 9.8.2 of the LISTSERV Owner's Manual for details or online here <http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/1.8e/owner/owner.html#_Toc9154335>. --- end of quote --- Michael: Thanks for your response. I've looked at the manual at 9.8.2, and also the address probing/renewal section at 4.9.1. I don't think I need the rotating message functionality of the dayseq parameter. I just need a single message in the probe1 template. I want it to go to everyone, not just lurkers and "inactive" members (which some have suggested would be the result). If it ties into probing and deleting dead e-mail addresses, so much the better, but my main goal is distributing list policy reminders to ALL subscribers periodically, maybe quarterly. I THINK what I want looks something like this: Renewal= 3-monthly, Delay(21),Probe Auto-delete=Yes, Delay(4), Full-auto How would this behave? The 3-monthly should schedule quarterly (every 3 months) probes, but it's not clear to me if this does everyone, or only subscribers that have been "inactive" for 3 months. My understanding is that Probe tells it to send the Probe1 template (into which I would paste my welcome message policy statements), followed, only if the 1st one bounces, by the Probe2 template (which requires a "confirm" reply from the user). Those that don't reply to the Probe2 within 21 day (set generously to allow for vacations) would be deleted. Would I get error messages for 21 days in this scenario? Also, do I really want full-auto, or semi-auto? It sounds like the default is semi-auto (which my list must be using since I didn't set this keyword). What would the difference be? Thanks for your help. Bill Bill Schults Co-list-owner, [log in to unmask] Reply to: [log in to unmask]