To restate what Ben Parker said a list "hold" and digest distribution at the specified time are unrelated operations. The digest consists of material which *has* been distributed prior to the "hold," but does not contain anything which is still in the "hold" queue. The digest is not sent *to* the list for distribution, so the hold does not apply, it is sent *by* LISTSERV from the file built prior to the "hold." I'm not sure, but I think, that if you have a hold and you don't free it there will be no more digests as there will be nothing to compile them from, so LISTSERV won't send them. Not from experience, I've never wanted to take the chance, I'm a coward, I don't like subscribers yelling at me; do enough apologizing as it is. Douglas