David Munday wrote: > > When I type: lynx http://www.altavista.digital.com > lynx comes up and displays altavistas web page just fine > > When I put: altavista :== lynx http://www.altavista.digital.com > in my login.com file > > and then type: altavista > > I get: %DCL-W-IVVERB, unrecognized command verb - check validity and spelling > \LYNX\ > > I've tried all storts of variations on the line in the login.com file, but I'v e > yet to hit on the right one. What's wrong here? How do I need to format the > login line to allow me to define synonyms like this? LYNX is currently defined to run a .com program that Kent wrote. If you add this line to your login.com, you will accomplish what you are looking for. altavista==lynx+"http://www.altavista.digital.com" Tom Adams