Ben guessed right: I was trying to do this via the web- that was the problem. I *thought* I had tried it with the createpw password via email and had it fail, but when I tried that again, it worked [note: it DOES require the createpw password, not the personal password, and in fact says so if you supply an invalid password] On Thu, 15 Apr 2004, Ben Parker wrote: >On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 19:44:46 -0400, Listserv Manager <[log in to unmask]> >wrote: > >>I'm trying to use the pwc command, but it complains about the password I >>supply. Yes, it is the creatpw- I use it all the time to create lists. >>This must be an obvious error, but I can't figure it out. > >Are you attempting this via WWW interface? If so, PWC commands (actually any >command that requires the CREATEPW, such as STOP) cannot be issued via the WWW >interface for security reasons. Submit by email only.