thanks. the problem got worked out here... one other question: due to problems with discussions between two people being conducted on the list, I am changing my list from reply-to= list to reply-to= sender. i have noticed that most other lists, regardless of who the reply goes to are configured as reply-to= list,respect reply-to= sender,respect whereas ours currently is reply-to= list,ignore having never made changes to this before, I don't know what 'respect' and 'ignore' refer to, and don't want to make a change I will regret. ould someone briefly tell me what the 'ignore' refers to? thanks again -nate