From what I can tell from reading the LISTOWNR MEMO, you as a sender to the -REQUEST address are treated no differently regardless if you are also an owner. That being said, the entire message can be supressed from being sent to any poster to the -REQUEST address. You would need to create a file within the filelist of 'listname MAILTPL' and in that file have the text: >>> REQACK1 Your message to &LISTNAME-Request@&MYHOST .QQ <eof> Please remember to read the disclaimers and warnings in the list-owner manual Section 9, esp. since I have never suppressed such a message before. -- co-owner INFOSYS, TQM-L, CPARK-L, ERAPPA-L, JANITORS, LDBASE-L, et -L [log in to unmask] "Illigimiti Non Carborundum" +1 814 863 1843 31 Shields Bldg. -- Penn State -- University Park, PA 16802-1202 USA