> ... Now I have an owner that would like to get rid
> of this. It implies that he approves of the message, which he doesn't.
> ... Can it be made to disappear?

Sure. Just tell your friend that he is _not_ approving of the message,
but just approving the posting of it. If he's a reasonable and rational
person, he'll agree that this definition of "Approved-by" makes his
objection disappear.   :>&
Peter R