Norm, I usually get permission before posting/forwarding private mail sent to me...except here...credit where credit is due! Sorry if you are offended. Norm Aleks <[log in to unmask]> said: >> 2. Is there an alternative that someone else has come up with to >> replacing the headers? (Like a script of some kind? :-)) I supose I >> could put these lists all in their own directory and run a script to >> replace the "Subscription=" to "closed". >I'm working on a script to read and modify headers for another purpose (in >Perl, so it's more Unixy :-) ). If you tell me what you want to change, I >can look at whether my script might be appropriate (with a hack or two) for >your purposes ... I assume all you want to do is, for some set of lists, >change this keyword to this, that keyword to that, etc. Exactly, I have checked all the postings and for sure changing to "Owner= none" isn't supported in version 1.8b (may not have been in 1.8a for all I know). I believe that changing to "Subscription= closed" may be the most appropriate for this purpose. I could then modify the script to operate on the "owner=" keyword as that is the header that I will have to change in the future (in every Fall and Winter semester since the same person will not be teaching the course and hense will not be the listowner). Hey, I'm still not over my love affair with VM, but...I can pick up a book on Perl and view it as a new learning experience. :-) >Congratulations on the success of your program :-) Thanks! And in case other sites may be interested. While everyone here was excited about the new teleconferencing technology (that you can find as a paper presentation at every computer conference in 1995) I saw how LISTSERV could address the limitations of this new tech by providing access to the instructor (which is *the* most frequent complaint by students) from diverse remote locations that cannot be accommodated by teleconferencing due to costs. Lets face it, who could afford to install teleconferencing equipment in 30 differnet small locations for 2-4 students each? We've opened up education to areas that have benefited both students and the University with LISTSERV. Ok, so who cares what I may look like...I have always maintained that that the quality of information far exceeds the pretty pictures you might get with teleconferencing/www/etc. (I also teach some of these courses) Sorry if I am lecturing to the converted... but I am excited about this project...and I don't post often. :-) Umm..anyone know any good conferences that might be interested in such a topic? :-) *blush* Shameless request. :-) Norm, thank you... I appreciate your offer and I gracefully accept any assistance. I'm a VM lover in a unix environment...willing to learn Perl. :-) Many thanks! --Trish --------------- --Trish forrest, Computing Services, University of Windsor