>>I am listowner of a fairly small (250), but extremely active (approximately
>50
>>messages per day) list.  I use a method devised by Larry Jewell, listowenr of
 
>I'm always amazed by the varying opinions on what "active" means.  If WORDS-L
>dropped to 50 messages any one day, we would all assume that the LISTSERV was
>stuck.  I had to change the daily threshold from 200 to 300 a while back
>because I was tired of sending the 'free' command.  (That was an unusual
>time period, though.  The average is less than 200 a day.)
 
Natalie:
 
Maybe you should rename the list VERBOSEl ? ;-)
 
/Pete