I made a couple of changes to my LSVRDR EXEC, based on the patch suggested by Harold Pritchett, which check the DIST code on the inbound X-DEL JOBs. If the DIST is CHECKED, then the job is processed normally. If it isn't, the job is transferred over to MAINT. From there, I can inspect them, zap the ugly ones, and change the good ones to DIST CHECKED and transfer them back to LISTSERV. Not very elegant, but I hated to just throw them away. If anyone is interested in these patches (or if you care to flame me for technical incompetence), please reply directly. Landy