On Tue, 10 Jun 1997, Roger Fajman wrote:

> > What is the purpose of this command?  Is it possible for the list owner
> > to review those messages which are being held and allow them to be
> > selectively processed?  Or is this a command which has value to the
> > site maintainer, but not to the list owner?
> >
> >                                       Les
>
> You can review the messages if you set the list to Send=Editor
> after it is held, then free the list.

This still doesn't supply a purpose for the hold command to be used by the
list owner.  Setting the list to Send=Editor allows me to review messages;
holding the list is unnecessary.

                                                         Les