>Is there a way to delete a specific message from the list archives?
 
No.  Well, maybe, but it is not a feature but a procedure that you
would need to follow.  At this pt. in time, I think it would be
too complicated to explain.
 
>More generally, is there a document (FAQ, etc.) that I should be reading to
>get answers to that kind of question?
 
Why yes, a decade of Q&A on LSTOWN-L and LSTSRV-L.  One uses the
LISTSERV DATABASE SEARCH feature (e-mail listserv INFO DATABASE).
 
>I am finding the List Owner's Manual (revised 8/14/95) to be rather
>confusing in this area, with its references to VM and so forth. I don't
>know whether the LISTSERV I'm using is on a VM system or not! How would I
>find out?
 
E-mail your LISTSERV the command RELEASE
 
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