hi all our LISTSERV software owner's manual tells me this in re the OK confirmation mechanism: "With a recognition that mail can be forged ["spoofed"] by just about anyone on the internet today, L-Soft [creators of LISTSERV] introduced a "magic cookie" method of command validation that is considered much more secure than passwords...." janet janet paterson 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset snail-mail: PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada website: a new voice <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/> e-mail: <[log in to unmask]>