Perhaps a new version of LISTSERV could be made to handle lists either way: 1. The mail arrives in a userid's reader the same name as the list 2. The name of the list is the PERSONAL NAME in the TO: header. I see problems with BOTH ways. 1. Making userids for all lists starts to become a resource problem. There are not that many good names for one topic. The "-L" suffix helps, but limits to 6 characters. 2. List servers that operate by using the personal name in the TO: tag cannot be "listener mode" satellite servers for UUCP/CSNET type lists since those lists retain the ORIGINAL TO: tag, AND the mail to those lists is often directed via the CC: tag as well. Also, non-mail files cannot be distributed this way. Ultimately, if we can choose, on a per-list basis of course, which mode a list is to operate in, either "Personal TO TAG" mode, or "USERID RDR" mode, or even BOTH for one list, then we can have a little more flexibility.