Hi everyone! Auto-Delete is a very useful tool, but sometimes hard to understand. If you would like a very nice explanation of the Auto-Delete keyword, I recommend that you subscribe to the LISTSERV at Work newsletter: Americas: http://www.lsoft.com/news/newsletter-us.asp Europe: http://www.lsoft.com/news/newsletter-eu.asp (If you're elsewhere in the world, take your pick) Each issue includes two "Tech Tips": one for LISTSERV and one for LISTSERV Maestro. The next issue (coming out soon) has a LISTSERV Tech Tip that discusses Auto-Delete, and having just reviewed it, I think it's well explained. Because I know that this is a concept that a lot of people (including LISTSERV experts) have trouble understanding, I thought I'd give y'all a shout in advance to recommend subscribing to the newsletter before it comes out so you can get the Tech Tip as soon as it comes out. In case you're interested, there's an archive of past tech tips at: http://www.lsoft.com/resources/techtip.asp -- Francoise Becker What are your favorite LISTSERV(R) announcement lists? Submit nominations by December 1, 2005 for the LISTSERV Choice Awards Announcement Award http://www.lsoft.com/news/choiceawards.asp