On Tue, 29 Oct 1996 23:01:38 -0600, Brian Crawford <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >1. Set all current subscribers to nopost and nomail >2. Change the list to *Subscribe= by owner >3. Change the default subscription options to nopost and nomail >4. Change the Welcome file to explain the situation You don't really need to do #3, since #2 will prevent any new subscribers. You might also set yourself as editor, then Send=Editor,Hold. That way if anybody did try to 'sneak in' a post you would have to approve it before it goes to the list. Obviously, you should send a final post to everyone explaining the hiatus. One possible problem, with 10mos inactivity, is that some members email addresses will no longer be valid but you will not have a good mechanism to test this until you start posting again next year. Just some thoughts. -- ________________________________________________________________________ Ben Parker ............ (Oak Park IL) .......... [log in to unmask]