Thanks for your help. FYI, even the refcard doesn't mention that MAIL is an option, but it works: Here's an extract of what you sent me: Syntax of parameters -------------------- filelist = 1 to 8 characters from the following set: A-Z 0-9 $#@+-_: fformat = Netdata, Card, Disk, Punch, LPunch, UUencode, XXencode, VMSdump, MIME/text, MIME/Appl fn = same syntax as 'filelist' ft = same syntax as 'filelist' full_name = firstname <middle_initial> surname (*not* your e-mail address) Brent Stilley, Oklahoma State University, 113 Math Sciences, Stillwater, 74078