What is “VACATION” mode?

Vacation mode allows you to remain subscribed to the list but not receive posts. Like other settings, it can be enabled from the list’s Info Page at http://www.freelists.org/list/LISTNAMEHERE or by an email to LISTNAMEHERE-request@freelists.org with Subject ‘set vacation’.

Vacation mode is useful if you’ll be away for some time or if you’d like to be subscribed so that you can post to the list but you don’t want to receive posts (and you perhaps read them from the archives).