Of course it makes a difference, it avoids confusion! The listserv is a collection of programs on a computer, the list is what the programs administer. If we aren't clear on this how are we ever going to get subscribers to send commands to listserv and messages for posting to the list, durn it! Not long after Murph posted his gripe about the confusion a week or so ago we got a long spate of people posting messages misusing listserv when they meant list, including a long report from the Library of Congress, for shame, so I finally sent a little note to the list about it. No one complained, but I did get several personal "thank you"s (some from the confused, others from the irritated. If we don't correct this there will continue to be confusion among subscribers as to what is to be sent where. Douglas Douglas Winship Hays County, Texas [log in to unmask] Secondary AUTOCAT Listowner MEDLAB-L