Lisa Covi (formerly of the CREN BitNIC) wrote a nice survival manual. It is still available at "finer" LISTSERV sites: searn.sunet.se, ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu, or bitnic.cren.net by e-mail the LISTSERV@ the one-line text GET LISTSERV TIPS Also, if you can use LISTSERV Database Search facility, you can look for useful Q&A right here in LSTOWN-L. Here is a recursive response: e-mail [log in to unmask] the text: /* --------------------- clip and save ---------------- */ //ListSrch JOB Echo=no Database Search DD=Rules OUTLIM=5000 f=mail //Rules DD * search (instruction or tutorial) book in lstown-l index #.5 date.8 subject.64 /* // EOJ -- co-owner: INFOSYS, TQM-L, CPARK-L, ERAPPA-L, JANITORS, LDBASE-L, et -L URL:mailto:[log in to unmask] "I get paid by the millisecond"