A recent note asked: > Is there a universal way to 'unsubscribe' to ALL mailing lists at once -- > 'Listserv' and otherwise? > I've certainly heard of none. The closest is the command: ** signoff * (netwide ** but so far as I am aware, it works only when sent to a backbone LISTSERV, and I don't think it forwards the request to any other types of list management software. In fact, I don't believe most list management software (other than LISTSERV and possibly Listproc) even "knows" about other servers of the same variety. I would be interested to hear if I am wrong today. I would also be interested to hear if there is any current cooperation among developers of list management software to make options like netwide signoff and list global /xxx work on a wider scale than a single product become possible in the moderate future, say 1-2 years. Is there any standards or RFC activity in this direction? -- Pete Hoyle - William & Mary Technology Services Computing Support [log in to unmask] - (804) 221-4357 (221-HELP)