Send the ADD and the SET in the same message, in that order, one line each.
 Ed

At 02:18 PM 11/11/98 GMT+0, you wrote:
>I run a List with * Subscription= By Owner set for security purposes.
>Acordingly I have to use the "add listname userid username" command to
>subscribe users.  Sometimes a user wants to receive a digest or index.  In an
>ideal world the user should obviously do this themselves.  Often however
it is
>easier for me to do it with the "set listname options for userid" command.
>
>One question - can I set options at the same time as I subscribe the user (or
>does it require two commands) and if so what is the syntax.
>
>Thanks  Peter Robinson     BIOTUTOR-L List Owner
>
>PS I know that I can set default options but most people are happy with the
>default (i.e. mail) when they subscribe.
>
>
>
>Dr Peter K Robinson
>Department of Applied Biology
>University of Central Lancashire
>Preston,   PR1 2HE,   England
>Tel +44 (0)1772 893911   Fax  +44 (0)1772 892929
>
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