I am running Release 1.7f of Listserv. For some of our lists, the standard welcome message is sufficient. For others, the owners have taken advantage of the ability create a WELCOME file for the list and accept the fact that new subscribers get two notes when they join their list. Now I have an owner just starting a list who wants the standard message REPLACED by the customized message. I have tried to get the $DEFAULT MAILFORM file from LISTSERV, but it says it is unknown to it. I also get the impression that the file will have imbedded text in it. We don't have software to create a script file. So I wonder about my ability to replace the $default mailform or add one with the filename of <listname> MAILFORM. I also fear that erasing $DEFAULT MAILFORM from LISTSERV's 191 will cause problems for lists without customized welcome messages. So, how do I cause one welcome message, customized, to be sent to subscribers of one of the lists hosted at our site? GFIERO@SED (518)486-1912