quiet: is used as an operand of OWNER= in the same place that a userid@node would be used. It means any userid@node that FOLLOW the quiet;, are to be treated as command-only list-owners i.e., they aren't considered as indirect referrants for implicit or explict OWNER(S) e.g., ERRORS-TO: OWNERS. *owner= quiet:,[log in to unmask] -- co-owner INFOSYS, TQM-L, CPARK-L, ERAPPA-L, JANITORS, LDBASE-L, et -L [log in to unmask] "Are you downsizing or dumbsizing?" +1 814 863 1843 31 Shields Bldg. -- Penn State Univ -- University Park, PA 16802-1202 USA