Not to start an argument but concretely if you have created the LSVROOT directory with, say, permissions 700 (drwx------) and ownership by 'listserv', nobody but 'root' or 'listserv' should be able to read files in that directory to begin with. Are you saying you've opened up the LSVROOT directory to all and sundry? I'm no unix expert but with my test server set up that way I can't read anything in or under /home/listserv from a non-priviledged account. Nathan