I haven't tried it, but according to the REFCARD GET listname <(options> Get a copy of a list in a form suitable for editing and storing list and lock it GLobal -> Forward request to all peers HEADer -> Send just the header; on the way back, only the header will be updated NOLock -> Do not lock the list OLD -> Recover the "old" copy of the list (before the last PUT) http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/1.8d/sitemgr/appenda.html Then compare and contrast. I believe the latest version of LISTSERV can separates listmangement roles between owner and list configurator