Got stuck with the dirty end of the stick as a subsequent listowner hmm? Too bad the university won't back you up as the civil rights/freedom of speech argument is total hogwash. Subscribers have threatened that on other lists but where the listowner has done nothing wrong and has the backing of the university the pest never sues, despite the vilest threats, as knows can't win and will cost a *lot* of money out of his pocket. Most often they make a lot of noise but actually taking it to court is rare; they'ld rather just make a lot of trouble with, they think, no cost to them. Can't tell you where to find another host site, and if you are honest about the situation I doubt you will find anyone willing to take you. You didn't start the list. OK. You are, though, now the listowner, with the sanction of your host site. That means are listOWNER. Get it through the heads of your subscribers that you will inforce rules, and that at times your rules may seem arbitrary they are still the rules. This authoritarian approach works well if you are evenhanded, but it can quickly go a skew if you noticeably play favorites, in which case you will get a revolt. Douglas