>1. Why is it that everytime I send a message to &OWNER (that is >listname-request@MYHOST or owner-listname@MYHOST) the message gets routed >through a listserv backbone server (vms.dc....)? The aliases >listname-request and owner-listname is setup in my system so why does it >go to vms.dc... and ends up by telling me that an error has occured... ??? Without actually viewing what you are viewing, I'll hazzard a guess: you're using an Internet/bitnet gateway. Don't do that and it might work as you desire. >2. How can I have a command sent to listserv across more than one line? >What is the escape character for continuing in another line? One syntax that seems to work: // command , // operands Notice the space before and after "command" as well as the space before "operands" Pete Weiss at Penn State