Thanks everyone for the help. One follow-up question: I noticed that the "default.mailtpl" file always includes the section that starts with "To send a message to all the people currently subscribed to the list...", even if the list does not allow this (i.e. for an announcement list). Is there a way to have this paragraph conditionally included using a ".bb" tag only if the "send" keyword is "public" or "private"? - Steve - [log in to unmask] writes: >Just extract the section from the default.mailtpl file and modify what you >want on it...then store it as your_list_name-L.mailtpl on your listserv >server. Ex: I have a list called Members-L so I stored a mailtpl file >by >the name of Members-L.mailtpl with a different Welcome Message for members >of just that list. No other list was affected by this change. > >Make sure you use the PUT= and PW >and make sure you copy from the >>> $SIGNUP Standard message to new >subscribers... >to the acknowledgements completely with "SET &LISTNAME NOACK NOREPRO". >You >can modfy anything in between those lines. > >Kevin > > >At 12:28 PM 12/11/2003 -0500, you wrote: >>I would like to change the default message that people receive when they >>subscribe to a list (the one that starts off with "Please save this >>message for future reference, especially if this is the first time you >are >>subscribing to an electronic mailing list." >> >>It looks like this message is stored in the "default.mailtpl" file. What >>is the recommended way to modify this message and can it be adjusted for >>an individual list? I added a "welcome" message to my test list, but this >>doesn't seem to replace the multiple-paragraph set of instructions that >>people receive when they subscribe. >> >>- Steve - >