> > > 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

If you have a mail loop going, it might be quicker to issue a HOLD
command than to GET the list header, modify it, and PUT it back.  You
still have to do the GET/modify/PUT, but the HOLD command stops the
garbage messages from going out to the list right away.