Try omitting the "(" before the "nol" (nolock): GET listname FILELIST (CTL NOL PW=yrpasswd RA Harris, BU ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > > First, get the filelist and include the (CTL switch: > > GET MEDLAB-L FILELIST (CTL PW=XXXXXXXX > > adding the Nolock after (CTL is nice [....] I haven't been able to use (CTL and (NOL in the same command. Listserv seems to reject whichever one is placed second. [log in to unmask]