Send the ADD and the SET in the same message, in that order, one line each. Ed At 02:18 PM 11/11/98 GMT+0, you wrote: >I run a List with * Subscription= By Owner set for security purposes. >Acordingly I have to use the "add listname userid username" command to >subscribe users. Sometimes a user wants to receive a digest or index. In an >ideal world the user should obviously do this themselves. Often however it is >easier for me to do it with the "set listname options for userid" command. > >One question - can I set options at the same time as I subscribe the user (or >does it require two commands) and if so what is the syntax. > >Thanks Peter Robinson BIOTUTOR-L List Owner > >PS I know that I can set default options but most people are happy with the >default (i.e. mail) when they subscribe. > > > >Dr Peter K Robinson >Department of Applied Biology >University of Central Lancashire >Preston, PR1 2HE, England >Tel +44 (0)1772 893911 Fax +44 (0)1772 892929 > >