FWIW, the "daily-threshold" limit on a LISTSERV(tm) list can easily be set to any value by the listowner; it can also be manually overridden by the owner in specific cases with a "release" command (which retains the limit but allows continued distribution on the day the limit is reached). Using the threshold -- which halts *all* list conversations and thereby penalizes all listmembers -- as a "timeout" tool to stop specific threads seems like a rather broad-brush strategy to my mind. regards, - mt -- ************************************************************************* Marc Truitt Associate Director, Bibliographic and Information Voice : 780-492-4770 Technology Services e-mail : [log in to unmask] University of Alberta Libraries fax : 780-492-9243 Cameron Library cell : 780-217-0356 Edmonton, AB T6G 2J8 "But now old friends are acting strange They shake their heads, they say I've changed Well something's lost, but something's gained In living every day..." -- J. Mitchell (1967) *************************************************************************