Hard to say for sure, but: 1) you might not have a full Usenet feed at UNCCVM. 2) the NETNEWS server at American might not be really doing a _global_ gateway function (though in actuality it is) for BLUES-L 3) someone set up the _local_ UNCCVM before a _global_ one was done at American and did not realize to undo it Suggest you contact the news-admin at UNCCVM, or if you can't contact them, see if any one complains if you first SET that sub to NOMAIL. /Pete