> Hello, > > We are reviving a list we haven't used for a couple of years. Is there > a way to check for active / legitimate addresses of subscribers without > sending out a "test" message? I thought a probe of some kind that would > return a list of addresses that return a non-delivery error message might > do the trick, but adding "probe" to Renewal= only operates at subscription > renewal time, not immediately. > > Any advice welcome. http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/1.8e/sitemgr/listkeyw.html#kRenewal If you read the above info on Renewal= you will see you have several options. One being setting a specific date, such as Renewal= 2005/08/13,Delay(x),Probe You could edit the PROBE1 template to be more specific regarding the receipt of this message from an old list.