>> When requesting files from the LISTSERV, the parameter F=MAIL will >> assure that the file is sent as mail rather than as a file. Is there >> however, any way to request that the results of a database search >> are sent as mail? I can't find any reference to this in the manual. > >If you send the request by mail, the response is by mail. I almost never >send any commands interactively because I find mail much more convenient. This has not been my experience. I frequently send database searches to listserv@umdd, always by e-mail. The results are ALWAYS sent to me as files, not e-mail messages. Thus, many thanks to Peter Weiss for showing where in the database search instructions to put F=MAIL. Joan Korenman Internet: [log in to unmask] Bitnet: korenman@umbc