At 08:28 01/13/2004 Tuesday, Bill Salmon wrote:

 >one method of obtaining compliance is pointing out
 >that those list members who specifically join to
 >receive those topics will not read/see the posts on
 >that topic if they are not properly identified.
 >
 >thus missing the "target" audience.


There is a list called HEPROC-L via listserv.american.edu that has
multiple topics but they all have generic slugs (see below).  The meaning
to each slug [TOPIC] is assigned by the owner on a rotating basis and
publicized before the discussion is to take place.  It is up to the
target audience to include / exclude themselves from each ongoing topical
in which they are interested.

* Topics=          HEJ,Con1,Con2,Con3,Con4,Con5,Con6,Con7,Con8,Con9
* Default-Topics=  HEJ,Other

On a different list, a topic of MISC has been added, and the
default-options= are ALL,-OTHER.  The reserved topic OTHER is excluded
from new subscribers and is to be avoided since that is the catch-all
topic for non- or misaddressed TOPICs.  If the subscriber can't find an
existing topic, then they are required to use MISC.

Pete