John, the $DEFAULT MAILFORMs are one way, but as I already wrote to Julie, 1.7f lets you store a <listname> WELCOME and a <listname> FAREWELL file along with your archives (if you are set up that way, of course). Rather than bother my postmaster (!) that's what I use. Nathan -----------------------------------------------------BITNET: NBRINDLE@INDYCMS Nathan C. Brindle, Administrative Specialist, Student Activities Office Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis Staff Advisor, ALPHA PHI OMEGA, TAU OMICRON CHAPTER List Administrator, STUACTS@INDYCMS, APOSEC52@INDYCMS, and ACCESS-L@INDYCMS Internet: [log in to unmask] (preferred) or [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------