I'm not sure if the following is a LISTSERV problem (and therefore a bug) or simply a misunderstanding on my part. If I'm SUB to a list (or ADDing someone to a list I own), I can't give it names that are too long (made up of too many words); trying to change the personal name by means of another ADD command results in the same problem. The following is a console log of a "ADDing session" with out LISTSERV, running rel. 1.6C on a VM/HPO 5.0, level 514 machine (as far as I remember, I get the same behaviour on other releases too, like 1.5O): 1. "Simple" add - no problems: * AER7105@TECHNION has been added to list AELTEST. * Notification has been sent to z 05 Ready; T=0.01/0.01 11:25:38 2. Change his name - no problems either: Ready; T=0.02/0.18 11:25:50 tl l add aeltest aer7105@technion new name05 Ready; T=0.05/0.10 11:28:22 * The entry for AER7105@TECHNION in list AELTEST has been replaced. * Notification has been sent to new name05 3. Change his name - to a longer name - no go ! tl l add aeltest aer7105@technion Abraham A. name05 Ready; T=0.06/0.09 11:29:09 * The entry for AER7105@TECHNION in list AELTEST has been replaced. * Notification has been sent to Abraham A. * Unknown command -- "NAME05". Try HELP. 4. DELete the old entry, retry with a long name, which includes a Dr. at the beginning, accepting a total of 3 "words": tl l del aeltest aer7105@technion Ready; T=0.05/0.08 11:31:23 * AER7105@TECHNION has been removed from list AELTEST. * Notification has been sent to AER7105@TECHNION * New mail from Revised List Processor (1.6c) <LISTSERV@TECHNION> tl l add aeltest aer7105@technion dr. Abraham A. name05 Ready; T=0.06/0.09 11:32:45 * AER7105@TECHNION has been added to list AELTEST. * Notification has been sent to dr. Abraham A. * New mail from Revised List Processor (1.6c) <LISTSERV@TECHNION> * Unknown command -- "NAME05". Try HELP. The problem is a not a synthetic one, but a real one, on another list I own, with a person with such a name. The only solution I found (I know it's a bad one) was to GET the list, and edit the person's name. /Zvika p.s. The problem occured with a: Prof. (emeritus) first_name middle_name family_name so it really caused me trouble.....