Well the user is going to get mail from the list that says '.BITNET' anyway (probably %-hacked). The list archives will say '.BITNET', and the informational messages he will get say '.BITNET'. Somehow it seems difficult to me to shield the user from exposure to "illegal" '.BITNET' addresses. I don't think the header of an administrative message is the worst case of such exposure, unless the list shows very little activity. Eric