We're looking for a way to collect rudimentary (!) stats on the number of incoming messages based on the names of lists. The idea is to recommend a USENET connection for some of the most active. I can scan the LISTSERV consoles for our local lists, but not lists that we don't host. Something like: LIST #local_users #number_messages/wk (or day, or mth) Is there anyone who has had to do such a justification before, and found a reasonably quick way to find this info? Am I overlooking something fairly obvious? TIA for any information. Gerrit Bos Systems Analyst, Data Comm., Comp. & Comm. Services, U. of Guelph Guelph ON Canada N1G 2W1 Ph:(519)824-4120 x3489 Fax:(519)763-1620 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - New boots . . . big steps... Chinese Proverb