RM> I assume you run some maintenance utility that messes with your
 RM> messagebase. (in 99 of 100 cases the culrpit is called Mystic or mutil
 RM> or something Mystic re lated)

Ill have a look at this, thank you!

Thank you for the arealistsort command helpful!  Did not give me quite what I
was after but sure looks nicer the way you have it...

Here is what I was trying to get, maybe not possible?
;Syntax: Echoid  "Description"  Groupid Type  Format  Path or board    Aka (Att
ibutes) "Origin"

AREADEF MYSTIC  "MYSTIC" 3 Echo JAM \\abacus1\mystic\msgs\MYSTIC 1:340/202 "Mys
ic BBS support and Chat!"

The very last section where it has the actual description of the echo area
like "mystic bbs support and Chat!" I think the cfg file lists that like
above "origin" but I cannot find a reference to arealistsort that deals with
that field.

Regards,

Rick

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