Documentation of use and growth patterns obviously can help in program evaluation at all levels. In an attempt to generate daily descriptive information, it occurred to me set up a list just for list statistics.. so I: 1. created a list 2. set RENEWAL to 1-DAILY and 3. added [log in to unmask] as a subscriber 4. set the contents of PROBE1 file to //STATS JOB //LISTS lists sum lists.xyz.edu //SHOW show // EOJ expecting a report to come back to the list.. (didn't happen) the goal is to generate a plot across time of total number of lists, subscribers, message volume etc. I was trying to embed scheduling within LISTSERV itself, rather than making the reporting process dependent on an external query process... I'm attempting this as a listowner, not as LISTSERV administrator. No Maestro at this point. I'm not trying to reinvent the wheel, but I am seeking simple graphs of server and list utilization, and this is an attempt to generate the time-stamped data stream without jumping into parsing raw log files. Other approaches to documenting use patterns and trends and their graphical presentation much appreciated. Ron Wood, University of Rochester