>1) what is causing this Your (backbone) LISTSERV being 6 month beyond everybody. >2) is this a permanent situation for these LISTSERVs (until I serve them back > on) Yes. Please note that the current version would never lock a LISTSERV machine. >3) whose problem is it Yours, I guess, since you are the one getting the error messages. Certainly not mine as the fix was out some 4 months ago, if I remember correctly. >4) how to solve the problem (if one exists) Get someone to convince you that you should install the latest version of the code. I have already tried, and gave up. >I have had such eminent LISTSERVs as BITNIC, CEARN, HEARN, IRLEARN, and UGA all >receiving the 'treatment'. > >Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. See above. Eric