Don't read more into it than is already there. The error had nothing to do with your search parms or the size of the archives. The LISTSERV server process (lsv) was not running. Consequently, the web interface (wa) could not establish a connection to lsv to execute your command. Notify the LISTSERV system administrator. On Fri, 18 Jan 2002 09:33:46 -0500, Tom Rawson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >While trying to do an archive search just now I got this: > > Error during command authentication > > Error - unable to initiate communication with LISTSERV (errno=65535, > phase=RECEIVE, target=149.68.45.24:2306). The server is probably not > started. > -- Paul Russell Senior System Administrator University of Notre Dame