Eric says that a hacker can issue a global signoff command for me. This is true enuf, but with some more effort same hacker can do UNSUBs on my behalf. So it's not really a new hole, just making life a tiny bit easier for troublemakers. The funniest thing is, that the original suggestion from Scott Campbell came in just when I was typing a note to this list with the very same suggestion! (global signoff). This is definitely >some< coincidence. So here is the second suggestion I wanted to make in the same note, before someone grabs copyrights fot this idea too :-) The idea is "WHEREIS listname". It should simply (...) tell you where (as close as can be, peer-wise) a certain list is located. Each LISTSERV will be able to direct you to the proper location. This requires a global file of lists to be maintained, I know, and either someone does it manually or a complex protocol should be used. Moreover, every list should have a new property - whether its not should go onto that list-of-lists or not. Immediately, you'll come up and say, that once every LISTSERV has this knowledge, it can process the SUBSCRIBE command in any LISTSERV incarnation - i.e., forward it to the proper LISTSERV. Aha, says I: you're right. Doron