> I want to set my mail options so the LISTSERV won't >send any messages that begin with the string FWD: >If someone would please direct me to the discussion where >this question might be most appropriate, I'd really >appreciate your input. (Maybe there's a nifty listserv >doc out there that I don't know about. Hmm....) LSTOWN-L would have been the best choice for discussion and I have cc: them. It takes 3 things to acomplish your task via Revised LISTSERV techology: 1) list-owner has setup the list's TOPICS feature in the definition (see example below) 2) you, the subscriber, have done a LISTSERV SET listname TOPICS: -FWD which only is effective for mail distributions, and not for DIGEST/INDEX mailings 3) the sender uses a valid Subject: in their posting SUBJECT: FWD: xxxxxxx Here is an example syntax using HEPROC-L topics= * Topics= HEJ,Con1,Con2,Con3,Con4,Con5,Con6,Con7,Con8,Con9 Notice that there is nothing magical about FWD and is not a valid explicit topic for this list (thus it would be treated as the reserved OTHER: topic). You might find other useful discussion on the TOPICS= keyword by sending the following to [log in to unmask] /* --------------------- clip and save ---------------- */ //ListSrch JOB Echo=no Database Search DD=Rules OUTLIM=2000 f=mail //Rules DD * S topics= in lstown-l where sender contains (eric or gerland or pmw1) index #.5 date.8 sender.17 subject.46 print /* // EOJ /* --------------------- clip and save ---------------- */ -- co-owner INFOSYS, TQM-L, CPARK-L, ERAPPA-L, JANITORS, LDBASE-L, et -L [log in to unmask] "My lists are w/o PEERS ;-)" s/me +1 814 863 1843 31 Shields Bldg. -- Penn State Univ -- University Park, PA 16802-1202 USA