On 6 May 98 at 17:46, John Kelly wrote: > I would like to send a welcome message to all the new subscribers of the list I maintain, without sending the standard blurb... Since my list is not open to subscription and I add all the names mysel> Depending on the version of Listserv you are using, (I use 1.8c) You should be able to "give" anyone you want the welcome message. The syntax is as follows: give listname.welcome to [log in to unmask] pw=xxxxxx The period between listname and welcome is essential. I suppose that there might be a way to batch it - but I'm not real great at batch commands. Liz Marr -- mailto:[log in to unmask] KA7MYM http://cc-ent.com ICQ: 4014832 AIM: SAR TERV =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=