BTW: what creates this strange date-field in the header which results in the above In-Reply-To: line ? PACKAGE: The limit is controlled by a) the SYSVARS b) the LSV$GETQ exit It's up to the postmaster(s) to balance the limits and the PACKAGE sizes or to customize the exit. And if you look at the vanilla LSV$GETQ it rejects your request if the sending WOULD exceed the quota - not if the quota has already been exceeded EXCEPT when it's the first request on the day (thus even if there is a file bigger than the limit you have the chance to GET it). *-* Finally I tend to send requests for which I want to get an answer by JOB or by MAIL (messages often vanish without notice). It's quite simple to edit the sent-back log and order the missing file(s). Christian