Tom offers a method for reducing aggravating bounces, and I must admit I am guilty of at least contemplating doing just what he abhors. I am indeed concerned with the propriety of bouncing, so let me see if what I am thinking of doing is improper. I am anxious to expand participation on a list (World-L@ubvm) that ap- peals to people for quite different reasons. I can well understand not running an announcement of an upcoming electronic conference on lists that might be in someway competitive or are really very marginal to the focus of World-L, except through the good graces of the listowners. But what of non-competitive lists having members likely to be interested in the project? Is boucing a notice or an invitation to join the list ag- gravating for the listowners, inappropriate, or unethical? Haines Brown ([log in to unmask])