> >|With Listserv 1.8c on an IBM VM/CMS system, how can subscribers to a list be >|prevented from ever selecting the CONCEALED subscrpition option? On one >|particular list, the owner (not me) does not want anyone to have a concealed >|subscription entry. > >That's because how NOT to do something is NOT documented ;-) > >LISTSERV(R) offers no native mode operation to inhibit personal settings. >The only thing you could do is to manually or automatically issue > >QUIET SET listname NOCONCEAL FOR *@* > >at some CPU expense. Of course this doesn't inhibit folks from subscribing >with phoney names or even * * or anonymous. The way you inhibit folks from subscribing with phony names, * *, or anonymous is to put this in the list header: *Subscription= By owner and then you can control who is on your list. Of course, even this is not foolproof, but it is better than nothing I suppose. Glenn