>        Would the  postmasters on this forum accept a  restriction on the
>use of  XEDIT on the  lists in order to  gain better performance?  I know
>that it's a hot topic - some people ONLY use XEDIT, never GET+PUT :-)
>
 
Absolutely!  We may just have to teach a few old dogs some new tricks.  If
it will improve performance you can save the thing as a TEXT file...
 
Harold