On Sat, 19 Oct 1996 23:33:35 -0700 Mario Rups <[log in to unmask]> said: >Do you need to have AUTO-DELETE= YES for the PROBE option to be >available? The manual as quoted by Mr Parker was not definitive on this >particular point, although it SUGGESTS the answer is no. Well, in theory no, but in practice yes. The probes will generate bounces which are meant to be processed automatically so that the same leniency rules apply. The probe feature basically provides you with a constant stream of properly formatted bounces from addresses that were found to have a problem, and you then tell LISTSERV how to handle them. This being said, I can't think of any reason why you couldn't process them manually. They say "Probe failed" and are easy to identify. Eric