If you want to moderate SOME people why wouldn't this work? (This assumes, that you are TELLING the people that they are being put on 'read only' status): Setup a new list called xxxxPOST as a moderated list, with all 'read only' subscribed to it and set to NOMAIL. Also add the main list as a member, set to MAIL. Leave the 'read only' people in the main list but add them to the filter so that they won't be able to post. Tell people who are 'read only' that they must post their messages via xxxxPOST. Once the moderator 'clears' messages to xxxxPOST they will go to the only subscriber set to MAIL -- the main list -- and then be distributed to all. Cheers, --Tom Robb, Owner, TESLJB-L, TESLHELP /Thomas N. Robb, Ph.D. [log in to unmask]\ < Prof, Fac. of For'n Languages [log in to unmask] > \Kyoto Sangyo University +81-720-44-7303 (Fax)/