BITEARN NODES is checked against all major software packages, including LISTSERV, LMail and MX, before it is released. It is done once by EARN (Hans-Ulrich Giese), and then a second time by me to make sure no error slips through. So when you get that kind of error, you can be 99% sure that something is wrong with the file you obtained. Try to get a fresh copy and run the table generation again. Eric