They didn't have a backup of my list but I sent my copy of the list to the LISTSERV manager and he PUT it and everything is back the way it was. Thanks for all your suggestions. But I still don't understand why I couldn't PUT it myself. That's a question that will probably stay unanswered. -Debbie Douglass ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] : May your sword always be within Systems Administrator : reach and may your Foe's skill GTE Government Systems, Needham, MA : and luck be less than your own. --