On Thu, 19 Jan 1995 17:16:00 EST Nathan Brindle <[log in to unmask]> said: >Peter is correct, ADD bypasses the subscription confirmation process, >although the addee still gets the standard "You have been added" and >listname WELCOME file (if one is available). I should probably clarify that I'd been sent a copy of the header of the list in question and thus knew that the question was about "Validate= Yes,Confirm,NoPW" and not about "Subscription= Open,Confirm". Indeed the latter is bypassed when you use ADD. Eric