For someone smarter than me- Background: bit.listserv.lawsch-l is a gated newsgroup, and set as moderated. The "moderator" is the mailing list [log in to unmask] Theoretically, someone posts to the newsgroup, the group emails the post to the mailing list for confirmation. When the mailing list distributes the mail, the copy that goes to the Usenet gateway is supposed to constitute permission to propagate the message. here are the headers from an approved message in bit.listserv.lawsch-l: Comments: Gated by [log in to unmask] Newsgroups: bit.listserv.lawsch-l Comments: ******************************************************** Comments: * The following "Approved" statement verifies header * Comments: * information for gateway passage. No approval of the * Comments: * content is implied. * Approved: [log in to unmask] * Comments: ******************************************************** Path: news1.radix.net!news1.internettreehouse.com!news2.digex.net!howland.erols.ne t!europa.clark.net!4.1.16.34!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com! paladin.american.edu!auvm!not-for-mail Lines: 13 References: <[log in to unmask]> NNTP-Posting-Host: f182-126.net.wisc.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.01 [en] (Win95; I) X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 8 Sep 1997 08:06:10 -0500 Sender: Law School Discussion List <[log in to unmask]> From: forrest gump <[log in to unmask]> Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison Subject: I am just a Forrest Gump Comments: To: [log in to unmask] Xref: news1.radix.net bit.listserv.lawsch-l:52772 My question: What is the purpose of the Comments: To: [log in to unmask] Since that is NOT the moderator's address (it should be [log in to unmask]). Does anyone have any idea? Could this be causing all my problems? TIA, Philo Finger for public key [log in to unmask] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Keep your children short on pocket money- but long on hugs. -Lazarus Long