With "Validate= Yes,Confirm,NoPW" you can do a bulk add with the following steps (I do this with VM LISTSERV-TCP/IP 1.8b): Step 1: ------- Send mail to LISTSERV with the following lines (note the blank line): ADD listname DD=NAMES //NAMES DD * /* Step 2: ------- Reply by mail to confirmation request via mail from LISTSERV: OK //NAMES DD * [log in to unmask] Firstname Lastname [log in to unmask] Firstname Lastname [log in to unmask] Firstname Lastname /*