In order to have listserv use the MAILTPL file you merely PUTC it on Listserv's 191 disk. In order to allow owners GET and PUT it you create a MAILTPL FILEID and MAILTPL FILELIST. The MAILTPL file just has: 1 LISTNAME MAILTPL LISTNAME MAILTPL A1 The MAILTPL FILELIST has: *+LISTNAME= Owner(LISTNAME) LISTNAME MAILTPL ALL LISTNAME . . . . . LISTNAME MAILTPL File You also add MAILTPL FILELIST to both LISTSERV FILEID and LISTSERV FILELIST. That's all there is to it. I don't know if the MAILTPL FILEID and FILELIST are necessary, but it did allow owners to both get and put the MAILTPL file without admins intervention. Spiros