We're in the process of moving to using the DBMS interface with Listserv and an Oracle database using SQL. However, we seem to have run into a problem. Most if not all of our listname contain hyphens, i.e.: POL-ECON-PUB-CHOICE-WPS Our developers tell us that the hyphen is a forbidden character, per a SQL web site. >authorization-name - An identifier that designates a user or group. >Note the following restrictions on the characters that can be used: >* Valid characters are A through Z, a through z, 0 through 9, >#, @, $ and _. >* The name must not begin with the characters 'SYS', 'IBM' or 'SQL'. >* The name must not be: ADMINS, GUESTS, LOCAL, PUBLIC, or USERS. >* A delimited authorization ID must not contain lowercase letters. but Listserv tells us that the most logical substitution character, an underscore, is not recommended: >Note that the "_" (underscore) character may cause problems with >some non-compliant receiving systems. Many of our list members are in third-world countries and seem to have a preponderance of non-compliant receiving systems. Is anyone aware of a work-around for all this? Simply dropping the hyphens results in virtually incomprehensible list names. We have 325+ lists we're talking about here! Any assistance or insight would be greatly appreciated. Sherry Beauchamp -- Sherry Beauchamp Operations Manager Social Science Electronic Publishing, Inc. [log in to unmask] Home Page: http://www.ssrn.com Browse SSRN's Electronic Library: http://ssrn.com/browse