> (...) I've read lots of his posts and have saved many for future >reference. Most of the documentation that I have found for running a list >is not all the helpful unless you already know what you are doing. <newbie alert -- save this> Do you have a favorite list poster? Here is a LISTSERV Database "job" that will allow you to find other postings. Since Douglas was the recipient of the "good list-owners award" (tm), we'll use him as our guinea pig ;-). You would edit this to taste and e-mail to: [log in to unmask] /* --------------------- clip and save ---------------- */ //ListSrch JOB Echo=no Database Search DD=Rules OUTLIM=4000 f=mail //Rules DD * S * IN LSTOWN-L FROM yy/mm/dd TO yy/mm/dd WHERE SENDER CONTAINS WINSHIP index #.4 date.8 subject.66 print /* // EOJ /* --------------------- clip and save ---------------- */ Well done Douglas! -- co-owner INFOSYS, TQM-L, CPARK-L, ERAPPA-L, JANITORS, LDBASE-L, et -L [log in to unmask] "Let them get their own mailing list" +1 814 863 1843 31 Shields Bldg. -- Penn State Univ -- University Park, PA 16802-1202 USA