At 12:42 8/14/97 -0600, you wrote: |>2) Is there a "boilerplate" charter or ethical guidelines for listservs? Dan Lester has answered the general question well. Next you need to look at what other list-owners have done. Often, these have been codified in the WELCOME file sent to new subscribers of a list. Again, oftern, these WELCOME files can be gotten with out subscribing, if no restrictions have been applied to them. Here is a list of some of the public WELCOME files maintained via [log in to unmask] There are sorted largest to smallest. Usually, the larger ones will contains more information ;-) MUSLIMS WELCOME ALL OWN V 80 1011 97/04/22 12:37:42 Just a welcome f PAKISTAN WELCOME ALL OWN V 80 598 97/04/22 12:37:41 Just a welcome f HIGHLA-L WELCOME ALL OWN V 77 563 97/05/06 15:15:38 Welcome message ANNERICE WELCOME ALL ANR V 76 544 97/06/16 21:53:42 Welcome message GOVDOC-L WELCOME ALL OWN V 80 410 97/04/22 12:37:43 Welcome file PNS-L WELCOME ALL OWN V 80 368 97/04/22 12:37:42 Just a welcome f NWAC-L WELCOME ALL OWN V 77 355 97/04/22 12:37:43 TRDEV-L WELCOME ALL TRD V 62 306 97/04/28 09:46:25 Welcome message GYMN-L WELCOME ALL GYM V 75 296 97/04/25 10:37:25 Welcome file REMI-L WELCOME ALL REM V 64 273 97/04/22 12:37:47 Welcome message HLFIC-L WELCOME ALL OWN V 79 249 97/04/22 12:37:38 Welcome mpssage FANZINE WELCOME ALL FAN V 66 160 97/04/22 12:37:46 Welcome message CPARK-L WELCOME ALL PRK V 73 155 97/08/03 09:25:16 Welcome message MKIS-L WELCOME ALL OWN V 79 127 97/04/22 12:37:37 Welcome message SIRIS-L WELCOME ALL OWN V 80 125 97/04/22 12:37:40 Welcome message XCULT-L WELCOME ALL OWN V 74 119 97/04/22 12:37:40 Welcome message CNELIT-L WELCOME ALL OWN V 75 107 97/06/16 09:38:09 Welcome message FOLKDJ-L WELCOME ALL OWN V 75 100 97/07/18 10:55:03 Welcome message SPJ-L WELCOME ALL SPJ V 74 100 97/04/22 12:37:44 Welcome message LPALUM-L WELCOME ALL OWN V 80 92 97/04/22 12:37:41 Welcome message LDSSIS-L WELCOME ALL LDS V 75 91 97/04/22 12:37:47 Welcome message QUAL-L WELCOME ALL OWN V 75 90 97/04/22 12:37:36 Welcome message CGA-L WELCOME ALL CGA V 74 85 97/04/22 12:37:46 Welcome message APOSOC-L WELCOME ALL APO V 73 84 97/06/04 10:26:54 Welcome message FOLKVENU WELCOME ALL OWN V 76 79 97/04/22 12:37:44 Welcome message CECD-L WELCOME ALL OWN V 77 71 97/04/22 12:37:38 Welcome mpssage URMA-L WELCOME ALL URM V 65 65 97/04/22 12:37:45 Welcome message L-CCCLUB WELCOME ALL CCC F 80 60 97/04/22 12:37:46 Welcome message EXEMPL-L WELCOME ALL OWN V 70 56 97/04/22 12:37:37 Welcome message MVSDCE-L WELCOME ALL MVS V 70 52 97/04/22 12:37:38 Welcome message CHEME-L WELCOME ALL OWN V 75 47 97/04/22 12:37:42 Welcome message ISS-L WELCOME ALL OWN V 74 45 97/04/22 12:37:39 Welcome message RESOPP WELCOME ALL OWN V 68 44 97/04/22 12:37:38 Welcome message TDX-L WELCOME ALL TXL V 75 44 96/11/26 22:36:09 Welcome message TDX-D WELCOME ALL TXD V 73 44 96/11/26 22:35:52 Welcome message ONEILL-L WELCOME ALL OWN V 72 40 97/05/21 09:55:13 SIGTRI-L WELCOME ALL TRI V 74 39 96/12/09 01:17:52 Welcome message BIRTHED WELCOME ALL OWN V 74 37 97/01/15 11:32:43 Welcome message L-STSPSU WELCOME ALL STS V 74 36 97/04/22 12:37:47 Welcome message NUT360-L WELCOME ALL OWN V 76 35 97/04/22 12:37:43 Welcome message BLKADR-L WELCOME ALL OWN V 75 34 96/03/11 10:01:16 Welcome message ELITE WELCOME ALL OWN V 73 32 97/04/22 12:37:40 Welcome message WAVEFR-L WELCOME ALL OWN V 79 29 97/06/30 11:10:41 Welcome message G-SIC-L WELCOME ALL OWN V 76 27 94/03/08 15:13:22 Welcome mpssage QC-L WELCOME ALL QCL V 72 26 97/04/22 12:37:36 Welcome message HEAVEN-L WELCOME ALL OWN V 79 23 94/04/20 11:54:02 Welcome mpssage NEPPEC-L WELCOME ALL OWN V 78 23 94/02/14 10:24:54 Welcome message UFO-L WELCOME ALL UFO V 67 23 97/04/22 12:37:45 Welcome message IIGSS WELCOME ALL OWN V 73 22 97/04/22 12:37:39 Welcome message L-SITE WELCOME ALL OWN V 75 22 95/02/08 10:37:08 Welcome message PASA-L WELCOME ALL OWN V 76 22 97/04/22 12:37:39 Welcome message PIANOMAN WELCOME ALL OWN V 73 21 97/04/22 12:37:37 Welcome message L-HILLEL WELCOME ALL HIL V 72 20 96/10/16 15:02:04 Welcome message ADISMC-L WELCOME ALL ADI V 69 19 96/02/28 11:55:23 Welcome message KFTLC-L WELCOME ALL OWN V 70 19 94/08/02 09:49:19 ADISLAN WELCOME ALL ADI V 68 17 96/02/28 11:55:23 Welcome message ALUMBBS WELCOME ALL ALU V 68 17 97/04/22 12:37:46 Welcome message L-WFED WELCOME ALL WFE V 74 17 96/09/11 12:29:46 Welcome message RADMIN WELCOME ALL OWN V 68 16 94/03/08 16:07:57 Welcome message KEYGATE WELCOME ALL OWN V 71 11 97/04/22 12:37:44 Welcome message FRN3-L WELCOME ALL OWN V 76 10 94/09/14 11:43:54 . L-RUSSIA WELCOME ALL OWN V 76 9 97/04/22 12:37:41 To fetch, issue a one-line body-of-text message mailto:[log in to unmask] GET listname WELCOME -- mailto:[log in to unmask] Tel: +1 814 863 1843 31 Shields Bldg; University Park, PA 16802-1202 USA Powered by: LISTSERV, Eudora, Netscape, mIRC, FreeAgent blah blah blah yadda yadda yadda eat my spam and like it blah blah