Background: I'm currently managing a worldwide discussion group for transpor- tation public agencies and private consulting firms who contract with the same ([log in to unmask]). The group has been online since March and was formally announced in the July/August issue of Internet World. The membership is 240+ and represents about 1/2 of the state DOT's, FHWA, some Canadian and Australian agencies, a few European agencies, in addition to professors of transpor- tation institutes from the same geo-area. I wrote the software (idg) that currently supports this group based on models I observed on the Internet including listserv's. However, the benefit I have always appreciated about listserv is the continual exposure groups have by being on a listserv (the master list) and being mirrored on all the other well-known listserv's. Question One: How does one start a group a listserv? In my case, justification is the fact that there are 240+ current members now. Question Two: How does a agency obtain a copy of the software implement a listserv site (for an Unix ws)? Question Three: Or is it possible to continue supporting the group as it is now and have it mirrored on a listserv? Your response and any suggestions you have will be greatly appreciated. Donald C. Stone, Info Systems Analyst _/_/_/_/_/ _/_/ GIS Coordinator & Internet stuff _/_/ _/_/ California Department of Transportation _/_/ _/_/_/_/_/_/ District 03 Main Office _/_/ _/_/ 703 'B' Street _/_/_/_/_/ _/_/ _/ Marysville, California, USA 95901 _/_/_/_/ Phone: (916)741-4031 Fax : (916)741-5481 Email: [log in to unmask] Ask not why..., but why not!