> P.S. What recently reminded me of this train of thought is that the > "LISTSERV network" now directs our Internet mail through a node that can't > seem to deliver mail to various Internet nodes that I have no trouble > reaching from said Unix system. Previously, when the mail passed through > Princeton or Cornell, I didn't have this problem. Please don't use a sledge hammer to kill a fly. If this is the main problem, I'd use explicit gateways for the addresses that you have problems with. Eric, correct me if this advice is bad. Having one place to maintain addresses is inherently better than two. Now if there are MORE COMPELLING reasons, that's a different story..... Joe Moore South Dakota State University