I own the Games-L mailing list, and in my experience, most users rarely use the functionality made available by Listserv. Thus, I've tried to make an easy-to-use interface to most Listserv commands for users who can access the WWW via a forms-capable browser. I've reached the stage where I'm ready to let others look at the interface, and receive feedback for improvements. Check out <URL:http://center.butler.brown.edu/cgi-bin/lstsrv-gw> Currently, the Gateway can do the following: Subscribe to Mailing List Unsubscribe from Mailing list Set Subscription Options Query Subscription Options Confirm Subscription Get the Mailing List's File Index Get File from Listserv Review the Mailing List's Distribution List Search Mailing List's Database Order Listserv Info Documents Get a List of Mailing Lists The Gateway can send commands to any list specified within the code (currently, this is only Games-L). It asks for input from the user, and builds an appropriate listserv command. This command can be mailed directly to Listserv for immediate processing, or to another address (such as the list owner) to approve the command. It is also possible to set up two classes of commands. (e.g. Currently, signoff commands only go to me, while others go directly to Listserv and myself). This interface doesn't fully exploit Listserv's capabilities. For instance, when designing the form-interface to Listserv's database functions, I found that to be complete, I would have to give technical details about the SEARCH command format, and say "Build your own command and type it here." (The limited presentations of HTML forms didn't help.) This, I felt, defeated the purpose. So, I chose to limit the possibilities to those searches which I thought subscribers might wish to utilize. During this test phase, I welcome any and all comments and feedback. After I incorportate all feedback into a finished product, I plan on making the Perl code available to anyone who wishes it. Take care, David David W. Baker | [log in to unmask] | <URL:http://www.netspace.org/users/dwb/>