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Jacob Haller <[log in to unmask]>
Wed, 29 Sep 1999 16:14:36 -0400
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>        How do you Delete a list form the list server. [. . .]

Section 7.11 of the Site Manager's Manual states:

| 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.
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Jacob Haller, Technical Support
L-Soft international, Inc
http://www.lsoft.com/

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