In a message dated 9/6/2006 11:19:32 AM Eastern Standard Time, Davis@dmea.osd.mil writes: Hi All, It seems to me that porting message board messages to lists should be optional from both ends. The Board administrator should be able to port if they wish and the list should be able to accept if they wish. The list admin of a large list may not want every little comment made on boards. The list admin shouldn't have the right to capture every message off off boards and publish them on their lists unless the board admin agrees. Both admins should have the right to request this transfer and both should have the right to deny it. These two mediums in my opinion are good for different purposes. James R. Davis, Sacramento, CA James- Turning ON the gateway between the list and board requires the agreement of BOTH the list and board admin to do so...turning OFF the gateway requires only one of the two (either one) to request that the gateway be turned off. So it IS optional at both ends--both admins must be in agreement have the gateway turned on. However, you can't have the board admin deciding on their own to turn on the board side of the gateway without the list admin being in agreement to accept the email on the list side--and having the gateway on the list's accept list--or the emails from the board would only bounce. Joan