> > > What is the purpose of this command? Is it possible for the list owner > > > to review those messages which are being held and allow them to be > > > selectively processed? Or is this a command which has value to the > > > site maintainer, but not to the list owner? > > > > > > Les > > > > You can review the messages if you set the list to Send=Editor > > after it is held, then free the list. > > This still doesn't supply a purpose for the hold command to be used by the > list owner. Setting the list to Send=Editor allows me to review messages; > holding the list is unnecessary. > > Les If you have a mail loop going, it might be quicker to issue a HOLD command than to GET the list header, modify it, and PUT it back. You still have to do the GET/modify/PUT, but the HOLD command stops the garbage messages from going out to the list right away.