Thanks Harry. Is there a way to do what I am looking to do. I want to create 3 general types of lists where each list type has a set of default settings. Then, when a list of type 1 is created, by default it has certain settings but the settings can be overidden later by an owner. Then if we want to make a change to a particular keyword(s) setting, we can make the change and it will propogate to all lists of type 1 unless the option is overridden by being explicitly specified. Is there any way to do this? Paul Franco Periphonics Corp. > > On Wed, 8 Jul 1998 12:03:18 -0400 Paul Franco said: > >If I create a list of common keywords as follows > > > >PUT COMMON-KEYS KEYWORDS PW=CCCCCC > >Subscription= Closed > >Owner= [log in to unmask] > ><common keywords go here> > > > > > >Then, I create lists which include these keywords and some other keywords > >as follows: > > > >PUT new-list LIST PW=CCCCCC > >* new-list description > >* .IK COMMON-KEYS > >* Subscription= Open > >* Owner= [log in to unmask] > > > >Will the "Subscription= Open" override the definition of Subscription > >from COMMON-KEYS? > No. You will have effectively "Subscription= Closed, Open" which will > generate warnings. > > > > > >Will the "Owner= [log in to unmask]" add this owner to the list of owners > >defined in COMMON-KEYS? Or will it override? > Add, effectively "Owner= [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]" > > > > >Is there a general rule? > Yes. .IK is imbed(include) keywords, which are effectively include > the keyword file into the list file at that point. Basically, Listserv > will see: > > * new-list description > * Subscription= Closed > * Owner= [log in to unmask] > * <common keywords go here> > * Subscription= Open > * Owner= [log in to unmask] > > > > >Paul Franco > >Periphonics Corp. >