On 2nd thought, I see that in the possible circumstance that there is an file access violation, that a violation notice would need to be sent to the user, and that would be an inelegant option. Let me ask about the same issue from a different tack. Would it be feasible if the INFO command were altered so that INFO LISTNAME would be equivalent to GET LISTNAME INFO LISTNAME -- unless that file didn't exist, in which case the command could then execute the current procedure which it does now? In this set-up, someone who creates a file LISTNAME INFO LISTNAME would need to maintain only that one file, since the commands INFO LISTNAME sent by a user and GIVE LISTNAME INFO LISTNAME sent by a list-owner (or whomever) would both access that same file. (This eliminates my suggestion about a questionnaire/ADDREQ1 file. But I can't think of a way around that.) -- Roger Burns [log in to unmask]