On Tue, 2 Apr 91 22:22:35 +0200 Eric Thomas said: >I guess you coded "RSCS = 'RSCS@UCSBVM'", as this would explain both of >your problems. Well the RSCS virtual machine is always on the local node, >and no nodeid is to be specified. > Absolutely correct! It was coded as rscs = [log in to unmask] And, in the XA system, we run RSCSV2, which LISTSERV never heard of. But how does LISTSERV manage to send messages in VM/SP4 with this odd userid, but cannot in VM/XA? And how about a hint as to where one finds 'standard value' as referenced in LOCAL SYSVAR? Thank you, Eric (isn't it nighttime where you live?) Dwight