Trying to use Internet methods to address physical abuse issues just does not work. People will get hotmail accounts, write anonymously, find a new ISP, etc. I wouldn't even bother to get the account closed. Before you think I am pontificating, check: http://segate.sunet.se/htbin/wa?A2=ind9710&L=fish-ecology&P=R3880 (yes, that's the very same one whose name rings a bell) I could probably get his account closed for X days, but what would this accomplish? Right now he is just being a major pain in the butt, although he is slowly reaching the point where I am going to mail a few printouts to his university, with phone numbers where to get more info, and start taking bets on how long it takes them to expel him, which will also close his account. But this guy actually said he would shoot me sooner or later for having told the MIT not to host his list (like the MIT takes orders from me, but nevermind). If he actually decides to do that (not that I think it is anything other than posturing), what good is it going to do me that his account was closed? Anyway, what you need to do is find out the name of this person who is making the threats, and this is what you should press AOL for, which probably requires filing a complaint with the police first. If something happens to you and they did not cooperate with the police, they may very well be liable, so I think they would cooperate. Eric