L.s., When I TELL LISTSERV: GET listname LIST pw=what_so_ever then LISTSERV will deliver me the LIST if: 1. the password is correct i.e. 'what_so_ever'=list_password in case of Validate=All commands 2. Validate=Store-only In the second case LISTSERV will not warn me if my password 'what_so_ever'^=l_password. So I think I have the correct list_password but when I do a PUT listname LIST PW=what_so_ever, LISTSERV begins to bark that it is not the correct password! (And I: but you send me the stuff LISTY ?! ;-) ) Perhaps LISTSERV should better warn me about that 'what_so_ever' is wrong as a password, but that LISTNAME LIST yet will be sent because Validate=Store-only. Kind regards, ~Frans-Jozef~