>Peter Weiss writes: >>>I seldom DELETE a userid based upon a simple bounce, unless it is from a >VM host (most of the time "auto-delete" will catch real "userid >unknown").<< >How busy are your lists? Plenty -- but like I said later in my msg, I MAIL QUIET SET list NOM NOF FOR userid@nod >What is the NOF option? NOM = nomail NOF = nofile valid shorthand for the busy list-owner ;-) >Is there a difference between MAIL QUIET SET and just QUIET SET? If done interactively (bitnet messaging) then there is a difference. W/O the MAIL prefix, notification to the owner is sent by messaging which makes it "tough" to save the message. W/ MAIL, you get an e-mail notification for filing. The MAIL prefix is also "nice" for other commands that would have returned there output interactively e.g., DATA LIST -- co-owner INFOSYS, TQM-L, CPARK-L, ERAPPA-L, JANITORS, LDBASE-L, et -L [log in to unmask] "Dept. of Deja Vu Dept." +1 814 863 1843 31 Shields Bldg. -- Penn State Univ -- University Park, PA 16802-1202 USA