This isn't a serious problem, just an "I am puzzled why..." item. As we know, starting from a good few levels back, LISTSERV has a feature whereby items sent to a list, rather than LISTSERV, which appear to be commands (sub/unsub/set etc.) are rejected as missent commands. I have here one which puzzles me: ---------------------------- From: "L-Soft list server (1.8e)" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Rejected posting to [log in to unmask] Your message is being returned to you unprocessed because it looks like a LISTSERV command, rather than material intended for distribution to the members of the AUTOCAT list. Please note that LISTSERV commands must ALWAYS be sent to [blah, blah, blah] From: xxxxxx xxxxxx <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Survey: Online catalogs Please send replies directly to [log in to unmask] . A summary will be posted to the list. [rest of posting deleted] ------------------------------------------- Now, I do not recall that any email commands start with "please." Why this "missent command" auto reject? Is it because the second word is "send," an interactive VM/VMS term? If that is what it is, I could understand were "send" the first word, but it isn't. Why does LISTSERV think this legit posting is a missent command? Douglas Winship [log in to unmask]