At 12:24 PM 12/22/98 -0700, you wrote: >On Tue, 22 Dec 1998 10:43:36 -0500, "Thomas W. Kozma" <[log in to unmask]> >wrote: > >>If a list owner has created a custom welcome message, is there a way to >>prevent LISTSERV from sending the standard notification when a new >>subscriber joins the list? I see there is a .QQ command to cancel messages >>in the default.mailtpl template. Will this do it? If so, where must the .QQ >>be placed in the template file so the default welcome message is >>suppressed? I've never dealt with editing template files before and it is >>all somewhat confusing to me. > >The 'generic' message is the template: > >>>> $SIGNUP Standard message to new subscribers >..QQ > > >Note that your listname.MAILTPL template file should only have the few >templates in it that you have changed to be different from the >DEFAULT.MAILTPL. > I'm not sure I understand. If I'm not making any of the templates different but only suppressing the generic welcome message, what would the listname.MAILTPL file contain? Just these two lines: >>> $SIGNUP Standard message to new subscribers ..QQ Or something else? Tom Kozma Phone: 313-577-4821 Academic Computing & Customer Services Fax: 313-577-8787 WAYNE STATE UNIVERSTY, Detroit MI 48202 Email: [log in to unmask]