Wendy Plotkin <[log in to unmask]> asked: > Is it possible to use the WELCOME LETTER in the fileservers and arrange > to *not* have the standard Listserv letter sent? I'm not an expert on this and I could easily be wrong, but I don't think so. If you don't have a custom MAILFORM for your list, the default letter is sent. You could, of course, make the custom MAILFORM send a very short message instead of the default. For our lists, I think it is fine for subscribers to get two letters. One is the "subscription acknowledgement" from the LISTSERV *computer program*, the other is the welcome from the *people* who organize the list. I think this helps subscribers learn that LISTSERV commands are processed by a program that cannot understand natural language. Peace, Dan << Daniel D. Wheeler Internet: [log in to unmask] >> << University of Cincinnati Bitnet: wheeler@ucbeh >>