A VAX/VMS version of the interactive LISTSERV database access program (LDBASE.COM) is now available (as LDBASE COM from TOOLS FILELIST) from all the LISTSERVs. Note that this one corresponds to the LDBASE.COM that was mentioned in the documentation, it's not a new version of the older LDBASE.COM which operated in batch mode. The program is written in VMS FORTRAN; executing the program (@LDBASE) will simply unpack the share file and give you instructions about compiling and executing the actual program. Everything has been packaged in such a way that you don't need to know what F O R T R A N stands for in order to be able to compile and use the program :-) Many, many thanks to Jan Paul Barends <SNAFA2@HLERUL51> who wrote this program. Please send any comments to him cc: myself, and keep in mind that I have never been able to try the program since we don't have any VAX connected to EARN via NJE... Eric