> (...)   I've read lots of his posts and have saved many for future
>reference.  Most of the documentation that I have found for running a list
>is not all the helpful unless you already know what you are doing.
 
<newbie alert -- save this>
 
Do you have a favorite list poster?  Here is a LISTSERV Database
"job" that will allow you to find other postings.  Since Douglas
was the recipient of the "good list-owners award" (tm), we'll use
him as our guinea pig ;-).  You would edit this to taste and e-mail
to: [log in to unmask]
 
/* --------------------- clip and save ---------------- */
//ListSrch JOB Echo=no
Database Search DD=Rules OUTLIM=4000 f=mail
//Rules DD *
S * IN LSTOWN-L FROM yy/mm/dd TO yy/mm/dd WHERE SENDER CONTAINS WINSHIP
index #.4 date.8 subject.66
print
/*
//  EOJ
/* --------------------- clip and save ---------------- */
 
Well done Douglas!
 
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