Increasing the threshold has multiple POSSIBLE implications: 1) e-mail loops take longer to stop 2) more list traffic when you might not want a chatty list i.e., user needs to "process" -- read, file, discard, act on 3) more host processing during prime-time for a list that maybe should not use alot of prime-time CPU 4) more space dedicated to archives 5) more bounces to handle (by owner/postmaster) 6) more bandwidth used (somewhere) NB: please note the use of the word POSSIBLE. Your mileage can and will vary. Pete Weiss at Penn State