>Is it possible to change the default of having a file to be edited >being received into 'all notebook?' I've tried receiving the punched >mail file into different file names and they all seem to be ignored. >thanks for any info. Yes, RECEIVE will ignore your file specs, if it decides that your file belongs to a notebook. You can, however, put your file into another notebook, and then perhaps rename it to something else. The syntax is: RECEIVE spoolid (NOTebook name Regards, -turgut