On 22 Dec 97 at 10:42, Jim wrote:

> What is the incantation to remove a list on a Unix server?

   From the Site Maintainers manual for LISTSERV 1.8c...

7.11. Deleting a list

For security reasons, LISTSERV does not have an explicit command for
deleting lists. The LISTSERV administrator simply deletes the list file
from the system command prompt with the appropriate file system command
(CMS ERASE for VM, DEL for VMS, ERASE for Windows, rm for Unix). A
suggested procedure for deleting an established list (one with archives and
so forth) follows:

   1.Back up any files you wish to keep, such as notebook archives

   2.For a digested list, you may want to send a QUIET SET listname
   NODIGEST FOR *@* command. This will cause LISTSERV to send out its
   accumulated digest to those who
     were set to DIGEST mode. If the list hasn't been active or if it's not
     digestified, you don't need to take this step.

   3.Delete the listname.LIST file with the appropriate file system
   command.

Larry

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