Right on, Neil! Wonderful analogy. ALLOCATION 27; BEST_TRY_CONTIGUOUS no; BUCKET_SIZE 0; CONTIGUOUS no; DEFERRED_WRITE no; EXTENSION 0; GLOBAL_BUFFER_COUNT 0; MT_BLOCK_SIZE 0; MAX_RECORD_NUMBER 0; MAXIMIZE_VERSION no; ORGANIZATION sequential; READ_CHECK no; SUPERSEDE no; WRITE_CHECK no; ; RECORD; BLOCK_SPAN yes; CARRIAGE_CONTROL none; CONTROL_FIELD_SIZE 0; FORMAT fixed; SIZE 128; ; AREA 0; ALLOCATION 27; BEST_TRY_CONTIGUOUS no; BUCKET_SIZE 0; CONTIGUOUS no; EXACT_POSITIONING no; EXTENSION 0; POSITION none; VOLUME 0;" Note: Mail transport via Digital Equipment of Canada Ltd. Calgary gateway.