appears in the 23 Nov issue of Chronicle of Higher Education. (a US publication for college and university staff/faculty) In brief, the article considers whether a list owner can ban/delete somebody from a list. From somebody who is in the middle of this kind of situation, the article is interesting, even if it doesn't offer any solution. And yes, I would still drop a subscriber if they insist on disrupting a list. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Elliott Parker Bitnet: 3ZLUFUR@CMUVM List Owner, SEASIA-L and CARR-L Internet: [log in to unmask] Department of Journalism Less certain possibilities: Central Michigan University [log in to unmask] Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859 USA CompuServe: 70701,520 Office tele: +1 517 774 3196 The WELL: [log in to unmask]