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"Stephen C. Nill" <[log in to unmask]>
Mon, 24 Feb 2003 05:55:27 -0800
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Ben Parker wrote:
>On Sat, 22 Feb 2003 17:37:39 -0800, "Stephen C. Nill"
><[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> >The end result needs to be a single listing of email
> >addresses and, optionally, corresponding names, without duplicates,
> >representing all subscribers of all lists.
>
>Do you need the addresses or do you just need to mail to them?
>
>If you just need to mail to them, create a 'Super-List' that includes all
>regular lists on your server as members:
>
>Sub-Lists= list1, list2, list3, etc.
>Sub-lists= list8, list9, list10, etc.
>etc.
>
>Then send a message to that superlist.  LISTSERV will merge all the
>sublists and remove the duplicate addresses and send the mail (and then
>throw away the list).

The sub-list method works very well and I use it frequently.  However, I
need the addresses for reasons unrelated to the need to send email.  Thanks
for the suggestion though, Ben.

Steve

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