On Mon, 15 Mar 1993 12:47:31 -0500 Paul Robinson <[log in to unmask]> said: >I hope there is the ability to exclude this mandate for some networks, >especially those that charge for outbound messages (hint, hint). No, especially as the networks you have in mind are what I would classify as problem networks. If you really cannot pay for one extra message, mail the list owner and ask to be added. >One question: Why can't the confirmation message be routed with a >command job in it, so that if the original confirmation message is >bounced, it will simply sign the user off the list quiet. Because 99% of problem networks return unintelligible delivery errors, and the last thing they would do is include the original message. Eric