John -- it's a good idea to have a set of short, boilerplate ADMIN or ALL announcements that you send out at least once a week -- and one says what all the topics are, how to subscribe to them (or unsubscribe), etc. (Another would list the basic listserv commands and remind them that listserv is the proper address, not your list as a whole; another would perhaps describe basic netiquette.) I am subbed to a huge list that the listowner has four boiilerplate messages, rotating one each week so they all go out once a month, and it really saves a lot of problems on the list. Mary Listowner Sasyfras, Sasy-Med, Disinissues, ME-FMS-CAN, PWC-Info -- all informational and/or support lists for the disease chronic fatigue syndrome (CFIDS or M.E.) and fibromyalgia, and getting/keeping disability. The CFIDS/M.E. Information Page: http://www.cfids-me.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Why has the CDC stolen funds Congress allocated to study CFIDS in adolescents and children? "Budget Scandal at CDC" -- http://www.cfids-me.org/index.html#New ------------------------------------------------------------------------