The owner is not automatically allowed to post to a moderated list (unless of course the owner is also the editor). It is common for a moderated list to have an editor who is an expert in the field covered by the list, but who does not necessarily know much about computers. A technical person then takes care of administering the list, while the editor reviews contributions, compiles them into a newsletter, whatever. Postings from the list owner, if any, should then be treated like regular contributions and not bypass the normal reviewing process. Alternatively, the owner can also be made an editor to make it work that way. If the owner were automatically considered an editor, there would be no way to achieve the first configuration. Eric