Sorry to bother folks with such a basic question, but I haven't been able to get very far with my local LISTSERV manager. I am the owner of a list called VOCNET, which has no FILELIST, as far as LISTSERV is concerned (it is 1.8a running on a VM/CMS system - UCBCMSA). Consequently, INDEX VOCNET gets a message saying "VOCNET FILELIST is not yet available". I would like to create a WELCOME message, and create my own VOCNET MAILTPL file to change some of the DEFAULT MAILTPL messages, but I take it that I can't do that until there is a VOCNET FILELIST. My question: How does the local VOCNET administrator create the VOCNET FILELIST, so I can PUT my files? Once the filelist is created, do I use, e.g., PUT VOCNET MAILTPL VOCNET as the first line of the file sent to LISTSERV? I am foggy on how CMS really works, so I ask your indulgence. Thanks for any help anyone can provide. David Carlson UC Berkeley ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Carlson [log in to unmask] 800-762-4093 National Center for Research in Vocational Education Berkeley, California VocServe bulletin board <-JOIN US!-> VOCNET listserv discussion group telnet: vocserve.berkeley.edu subscribe: [log in to unmask] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------