"And once again you are talking about something you know very little about, something you have just heard rumoured on a mailing list but have no direct knowledge of. Sorry, there is no unix version of LISTSERV. There are a number of unix shells to edit SMTP alias files and their authors do insist on calling them listserv, in spite of their total incompatibility and much more limited functionality. Due to this kind of misinformation, an important executive stated at a RARE meeting (RARE is a european state-sponsored networking organization) that LISTSERV had already been ported to unix and thus it is no longer an asset of networks like BITNET or EARN." If you think it's a problem, I'd think you'd like to see it corrected. "Wrong list. Try [log in to unmask] This one is about maintaining LISTSERV lists, not about discussing burgeoning standards." I'm not discussing burgeoning standards by referring to their existence. -- richard ===== -- richard childers [log in to unmask] 1 415 506 2411 oracle data center -- unix systems & network administration Klein flask for rent. Inquire within.