Yes, "OK" is not a 'command' but is the primary response when a command has been given that requires confirmation. So in a sense "OK" actually IS a command, thus it may not be the first non-blank element of a message sent to a list. >>> <[log in to unmask]> 11/26/07 11:58 AM >>> A user responded to a list with the following: [start quote] OK here. Kraig OK here. Kraig -----Original Message----- From: List Name [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Original Sender Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 3:00 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [LIST-NAME] Fw: Listserv - NEED response [end quote] Listserv rejected the message thinking it might have been a command. OK is not a vailid command (at least not listed on REFCARD). Was it just because it was a two word sentance on the first line? I'd like to let the user (and my CIO) the reason. -- The Kool-Aid from Redmond is powerful stuff. -- Gregg Eldred William Brown Web Development & Messaging Services Technology Services, WNYRIC, Erie 1 BOCES (716)821-7285