Brian, My request to [log in to unmask] also failed. My guess is user error. Maybe the filename is wrong, maybe the syntax is wrong, maybe there is another item, like the associated listname, that must be given. > get net_gate policy from [log in to unmask] would explain the policy > on gating lists to usenet groups. > > I tried that and the [log in to unmask] said it had no such file. Jim Gerland's files at Buffalo are interesting. It looks like he uses them to help new list-owners through the steps. Pax, Dave Absolute Power Dave Kinnaman <[log in to unmask]> 512/463-9321 Corrupts Absolutely