> We have about 200+ mailing lists on our server. I want to change the > verbiage of a couple of the default messages, but I don't want to put > a new mail template for each list. How do I do this? I tried > GETting the DEFAULT MAILTPL, editing it, and PUTting it, but received > the following message: > > >It is not possible to update file "DEFAULT MAILTPL", because it is > >maintained internally by LISTSERV. > > What am I doing wrong? You must edit this file locally. If you choose to do this, I would suggest keeping a back-up copy since it will be overwritten at the next upgrade. As Glenn suggested, you could use $SITE$ MAILTPL. The problem there is both the Site and Default templates will be sent.