In response to recent CREN/BITNET requirements, we are looking at ways to separate postmaster functions (such as obtaining the userids for individuals, re-routing misdirected mail, etc.) from maintainer functions (such as fixing code, applying table updates, performing other config- uration tasks). In the MAILER we have accomplished this by creating a POSTMAST userid and pointing POSTMAST and POSTMASTER at it in the MAILER PROFILE, while have the MAINTAINER ids point to the userids of the Systems People. I would appreciate observations and/or suggestions on how this might be accomplished in LISTSERV. I am mainly interested in routing the files found in the reader, because they were bounced by another site, to the POSTMAST userid, but leaving the reporting of errors or my usual delinquency in installing new tables to point at my userid. Dwight M. McCann Information Systems & Computing University of California at Santa Barbara 93106 (805) 893-3113