Peter Rauch wrote (greatly snipped): > Now that I have your attention, please help me with a listserv configuration > question. Consider it as a volunteer contribution to the Sierra Club.... > > We wish to sometimes set up discussion lists that are moderated/unmoderated > pairs. Have you considered the possibility of TOPICS? One list, moderated, with topics MOD, UNMOD (and of course, ALL). The only "editing" a moderator might do is change topic as below: Poster's Moderator's Moderator's TOPIC Decision Action -------- ----------- ----------- UNMOD N/A post as topic UNMOD ALL Approve post as topic ALL ALL Disapprove post as topic UNMOD MOD Approve post as topic MOD MOD Disapprove return to poster omitted Approve post as topic ALL omitted Disapprove post as topic UNMOD (presumably, by posting as MOD, then the poster wants to re-edit it to meet approval if necesssary, rather than have it posted right now in an unapproved form.) Presumably, subscribers would want either ALL or MOD (and not just UNMOD). This might be easier to pull off than the two-list scenario you're thinking about, but I've never tried to use TOPICS, related lists, or moderate a list, so I can't claim it'll be any easier. Good Luck, Stan Ryckman ([log in to unmask])