It just took 2.5 hrs for my RELEASE commad to arrive [log in to unmask] (from me to it). The response itself was actually speedy: Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 12:09:55 -0400 X-PH: V4.1@f05n11 From: "L-Soft list server at America Online (1.8d)" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Output of your job "Pete-Weiss" To: [log in to unmask] > release LISTSERV(R) High Performance for unix version 1.8d, managed by: [log in to unmask] Master nodes file version: 2001-02-07 15:30:26 (VERS9922) NJE peers file version: 2001-02-07 21:48:34 Internet peers file version: 2001-04-24 16:53:53 Service file version: 2001-01-25 04:58:41 (VERS9921) Alias file version: 2000-12-07 15:11:26 Running under: HP-UX B.10.20