hi francoise, i still have a question on the 'probing' topic : i have lists where there's NO renewal, auto-delete and/or validate= keyword(s). why are probe's being send during the daily process (at 6:00 a.m) ? -ulrich- Francoise Becker wrote: > On 6 Apr 2005 at 14:54, U. Giese <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > >>as far as i understand it, a probe should be send only once every >>xx days ? > > > As long as the probes don't bounce, that should be true. > Once a probe has bounced, LISTSERV will send a probe to the bouncing > address every day for the "delay" number of days. >