Something along the lines (off the top of my head):

on Error resume next
Err.Clear
set DL = MAPIFolder.Items("DL Name")
if Err.Number 0 Then
'the DL does not exist
Err.Clear
set DL = MAPIFolder.Items.Add("IPM.DistList")
DL.DLName = "DL Name"
End If
'do something here
DL.Save

Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP)
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"Christoph Fricke" wrote in message
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Dmitry,

will you be so kind and give me clue how to accomplish the check for
the DL existence? I just want to create the DL if it does not exist and
go further with the membership add if it does exist...

Christoph