I've recently encountered an issue using the digest option with a set of lists. We have a "Super-List" that has 2 "Sub-List" set. The Super-list has no subscribers while the Sub-Lists include people from different campus classifications. There are a few people on both lists, generally administrative staff, but the majority of the subscribers are on one list or the other. The list owner requested to have these lists default to a weekly digest. But after setting these options, e-mails to the Super-List are always distributed immediately. Looking in the 16.0 Owners manual I found the answer as to why the Digest option is not working. 6.2.4 Normal List vs. Super-List The DIGEST and INDEX options are ignored and internally converted to MAIL. The first reason is that, since in most cases the user will be on multiple sub-lists (otherwise you don't need a super-list in the first place), the only safe method to set subscription options for super-messages is by subscribing to the super-list so that there is no ambiguity. The second reason is that, in most cases, super-lists will be used for out of band administrative messages rather than for large volume discussions, so it is actually preferable to have the message sent directly. The third reason is that the super-list and sub-lists may not necessarily offer the same options (DIGEST and INDEX). In particular it is expected that many super-lists will not have archives. If you want a DIGEST or INDEX for the super-messages, you must subscribe to the super-list directly. I'm not sure I agree with this reasoning. The Super-List is used to send messages that are of interest to both groups, while the sub-lists are for communications that are specific to their campus classification. The beauty of this setup is that anyone on the Sub-Lists can send to the Super-List and get their mail distributed to both but they do not get all the other emails that are only for one group or the other. So in this case there really is no ambiguity. The few people on both lists have the same Digest option set. I really don't want to have everyone subscribed to the Super-list since that defeats the purpose of having a Super-list and just managing the Sub-Lists. Any advice on the best way to set this up? Mike Plowinske SUNY System Administration LISTSERV 16.0 Build 8-Nov-2011 Windows Server 2003 R2 ############################ To unsubscribe from the LSTSRV-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=LSTSRV-L&A=1