Thanks for your detailed response. If I want to do list moderation for some of the lists then can this be done using just a DISTRIBUTE job ? Iam assuming you will need to create lists for this. >Using > LISTSERV lists in this > way (daily update, where you never intend to keep > and manage the lists in > LISTSERV) is simply a lot of extra work to go to. Do you mean additional scripting/programming or the load that it would generate on the listserv ? I was planning on running a nightly job for this... -Senthil --- Ben Parker <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > On Sun, 7 Aug 2005 19:12:45 -0700, Senthil > Rajasekharan > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > >From the various listserv docs that I have read, > >one-way announce only lists seem to capable of > doing > >this ?? > > They can, yes. > > >I was suggested to use the listserv DISTRIBUTE job > >with either a DBMS backed or "traditional list" > >subscriber base. Assuming, Iam using a "traditional > >list" to get the recipient list using the > >DBMS=LIST(XYZ) option of the DIST command, > > DISTRIBUTE job mailings and List mailings are 2 > mutually exclusive ways to > send out mailing jobs. Use one or the other. > > >Do I need to create a separate list for each > >newsletter ? > > Yes, if you use list mailings. No, if you use > DBMS-based DISTRIBUTE job > mailings. (See Chap 3 and Chap 4.6 of the LISTSERV > Developers Guide). > > >The recipient list changes every day and management > of > >this subscription base is done outside of listserv. > Is > >a bulk ADD and bulk DELETE the best option to > update > >the recepient list and keep it current? > > No. In this case you would probably do better to > use DBMS-based DISTRIBUTE > job mailings, using a SELECT statement, pulling > addresses directly from the > database. I am assuming that subscription > management is done in the > database. I am also assuming there is some database > field that determines > which newsletter(s) a subscriber should get. Using > LISTSERV lists in this > way (daily update, where you never intend to keep > and manage the lists in > LISTSERV) is simply a lot of extra work to go to. > > >How do I control where the bounces of each > newsletter > >go ? Is this something that I can do at each list > >level or at the job level ? > > List-level if using mailing lists. Job-level if > using DBMS-based DISTRIBUTE > job mailings. (See Chap 3.5.1 of LISTSERV > Developers Guide). > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html