The list does NOT auto FREE itself. Each time one increment of the threshold is exceeded results in an infogram to the owner (maybe to ERRORS-TO= ?) Nothing magical about mid-nite. Some listserv-maintainers issue auto commands at near mid-nite to release certain lists. This does not prevent the list from being re-held after the next threshold has been reached especially if there is a LARGE backlog i.e., a backlog larger than one threshold's worth. One of the purposes of a threshold is to prevent loops and spams. Unless you can observe the backlog (which mere list-owners can not), you open yourself up to these activities. -- 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