At 14:50 6/26/97 -0230, you wrote: |So in other words, if I were to set RENEWAL= something very short, like |24 hours, then it would check all those addresses in the next 24 hours, |make sure they are all valid, and auto-delete the rest? In general, you don't want to make RENEWAL too short. Additionally, based upon the documentation, if a user has recently (within the RENEWAL period) posted to the list, then they aren't solicited with the handshake (though that might not apply to your specific scenario). There is a wealth of eclectic experience in the LSTOWN-L archives. http://eva.dc.lsoft.com/scripts/wa.exe?S2=lstown-l&q=renewal%3D&s=&f=&a=&b= -- mailto:[log in to unmask] Tel: +1 814 863 1843 31 Shields Bldg; University Park, PA 16802-1202 USA Powered by: LISTSERV, Eudora, Netscape, mIRC, FreeAgent