diff -r cba9fb39bcdb -r a38e6916504c .pryrc
--- a/.pryrc	Mon Feb 06 11:54:16 2017 -0800
+++ b/.pryrc	Fri May 12 11:09:36 2017 -0700
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@
 
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift( 'lib' )
 
+require 'pathname'
+listpath = Pathname.new( __FILE__ ).dirname + 'spec' + 'data'
+
 begin
 	require 'ezmlm'
+	list = Ezmlm::List.new( listpath + 'testlist' )
 
 rescue Exception => e
 	$stderr.puts "Ack! Ezmlm libraries failed to load: #{e.message}\n\t" +