We're building perl scripts to perform bulk adds of people to lists. This syntax works: QUIET ADD org-04911 [log in to unmask] Suppona, Roger A. This fails: QUIET ADD org-04911 [log in to unmask] Suppona, Roger It fails if we do the adds individually or in bulk. Why does listserv require a middle initial and how can we get around the requirement? Roger Suppona Sandia National Laboratories [log in to unmask]