Another method of stopping (or at least slowing down) advertizing posts might be to set your list Send= Private. Then they'd have to go to the trouble of subscribing before they could post, at least. I shudder at the thought of moderating a list (and setting Send= Private would kill the redistribution lists). Obviously this fellow hasn't bothered to research the Internet as much as he claims to have done or he'd know about the non-commercial aspect. (Ah, hell--why be naive? The guy is trying to make a fast buck. :) I might note that I have a subscriber from one of the big 3rd-party manual houses on my ACCESS-L list, and now and then he gives us some info on what they are working on...but I don't consider that commercial plugging because he is an active member of the list and is a big help to a lot of the other subscribers. If all he ever did was post notices about the books his house is publishing, that would be another story. I will be changing my list charters immediately to reflect the non- commercial character of my lists--that does make sense. Thanks, Wes, for that idea--and thanks, Doug, for posting the advert and giving us a bit of warning. -----------------------------------------------------BITNET: NBRINDLE@INDYCMS Nathan C. Brindle, Administrative Specialist, Student Activities Office Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis Staff Advisor, ALPHA PHI OMEGA, TAU OMICRON CHAPTER List Administrator, STUACTS, APOSEC52, ACCESS-L, and BRTHPRNT@INDYCMS Internet: [log in to unmask] Disclaimer: My opinions are my own. Indiana University can speak for itself. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------