>>While I know it's one more exception, but would it be worthwhile for the >>Command interpretor of Listserv throwing away jobs that have a > in col 1? >>Loops such as the one here on IBM7171 might be reduced. I don't know what > >Harry, wouldn't that elimiante doing 'reply text' like this? > >Jim... No, it would only preclude sending REPLY TEXTs to LISTSERV as command files. It appears that the bug was that a file got left in LISTSERV's reader and was processed as a command file, not a mail file to the list.... Harold