Hi Tony, It can depend on the list provider. In the case of freelists, you can set your vacation to, say, 7 days, or 14 days. You will not receive any messages from that list on those days for which the vacation has been set. yahoogroups is different. other providers have their own rules. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Sweeney" <tonysweeney1@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 3:28 PM Subject: [vip_students] Vacation Status for Lists Hi All, I would like to know that when you request 'vacation from a list are those emails still there for you on your return? The problem is thatI am on one or two highly-trafficked lists and don't want to be confronted with hundreds of mail on my return! Thanks Tony