You can put "ok begin" as the first line of your mail, then the ADD commands, then "ok end" as the last line of your mail, to get just one confirmation for the batch of commands. This is in the documentation. You can't get a confirmation from the subscriber for administrative adds. You add them, they are on the list, that is it. If you want them to go through the confirmation process, then have them initiate the SUBSCRIBE via email or using the web interface archive page for the list. Or you can use the "join the list" option on the web interface to initiate a SUBSCRIBE on their behalf, they will be sent the confirmation request message - but you will have to do a lot of typing. Review your server log files, or ask the site administrator to check for you, to discover whether or not the WELCOME messages were sent, and what your site mail handler software did with them, or what the destination site mail handler "said" when delivery was attempted. Try adding yourself in the same manner, and see whether or not you receive the Welcome and "you have been added" notices. You are correct that a "quiet add" will prevent sending a Welcome message, or any other notification, to the subscriber. Note that if a list-owner is ADDed to a list they own, they are NOT sent a copy of their own Welcome message, but do get the "you have been added" notice. >>> [log in to unmask] 9/2/2003 7:45:40 PM >>> Hello, I am trying to subscribe a batch of 30 people to lists via a single email message. The message contains an ADD command for each subscriber-list combination. E.g.: ADD listname1 email_address1 fname1 lname1 ADD listname2 email_address2 fname2 lname2 etc The email is being sent from an account that has admin priveleges on the listserv server. This account is not the same as the list owner/maintainer. Note that I did not supply a password and did not get a msg indicating that I needed to. I'm having some problems: 1. I get a return message for each ADD asking me (admin) to confirm that I want to add that person. This is a problem because the whole point of batching the subscriptions is that it is automated and doesn't require admin intervention to accomplish. Note that I tried included //x JOB REPLY-TO=NONE before the ADD commands (with and without). Also note that I can't make the commands QUIET (I dont think) because I need a welcome message to be sent to the subscribers. I would also like to require a confirmation email from the subscribers. 2. Even after confirming that I want to ADD the subscriber (by clicking on the weblink) and receiving a message indicating that I have successfully added that person, the subscriber whose email was listed in the ADD command never receives a welcome to the list message. Finally, the lists have these settings: Validate = Yes, Confirm Subscription = Open, Confirm Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks. EB