> >>What's wrong with starting off the command with Q ? > >> > >>Douglas > > > >When I tried that, LISTSERV kept reading it as "query"... My apologies. I really didn't think anyone would take that seriously, just used it as my own shorthand figuring everyone would know I meant "quiet" since that's what we were talking about. I don't generally use the "short" versions of the commands for the simple reason that I don't trust myself. I like to see that full command typed out so I'm reasonably sure I have it correct. About the only time I use the short versions of the commands is when I'm sure I'll be using a particular one frequently and then I put the whole command string in a file to be read in, leaving only the address to be filled in. Got one of those around somewhere, don't recall for what; I just type the whole thing out each time, except for large batch jobs. Which reminds me: SET as a DD job? Hmm? Again, my apologies for any confusion. Douglas Douglas Winship Hays County, Texas [log in to unmask] Secondary AUTOCAT Listowner MEDLAB-L