LISTSERV technology (can) handles multiple lists. Thus GET fn ft to the listserv does NOT know, unless the fn/ft is listserv@host unique, that that file is YOUR list's file. That is, there can be multiple fn/ft stored on the listserv with the same exact name, which are completely unrelated. From time-to-time this happens on listservs that have a lot of files and lists: how does a list-owner coordinate the fn/ft with the 100's of other list-owners at a given site e.g., PSUVM, UBVM? Answer: they don't. Frequently (but NOT always) the listname, used as the filelist extension, IS the discriminator/qualifier. Thus GET fn ft fl (fl is the optional filelist (listname) if there is one and only one unique fn/ft combination within that listserv). Properly documented GETs will include fn ft fl to prevent fn/ft overload when collisions occur. For the adventuresome, try the command Q F fn ft fl (FLAG sometime. -- co-owner INFOSYS, TQM-L, CPARK-L, ERAPPA-L, JANITORS, LDBASE-L, et -L [log in to unmask] "Right bullet, wrong target" s/me +1 814 863 1843 31 Shields Bldg. -- Penn State Univ -- University Park, PA 16802-1202 USA