On Wed, 11 Nov 1998 20:19:34 -0400 Bret Diamond said: >Well if this isn't ironic!!! when I post a message to the lstown >list, i get TWO notification messages, each one listing a different >number of recipeints (see below) Right - LSTOWN-L is a "peered" list. Your message gets sent to PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM in the States and to VM.SE.LSOFT.COM in Europe. They each deliver to a portion of the list and they each send you an acknowledgement. Add up the numbers and you get the total distribution. Bill