REPLY TO 05/25/88 08:55 FROM [log in to unmask] "Revised LISTSERV forum":
Re: LIST GLOBAL vs GET LISTSERV LISTS
 
>It is  not translated into  a GET request. LISTSERV  sends such a  message for
>practically every  file it  will send  you. That's  like DATABASE  OUTPUT, you
>cannot GET DATABASE OUTPUT  :-) For LISTSERV LISTS it tells you that it is not
>available because a long time ago  Eric created an entry into CONTROL FILELIST
>for  a planned  list of  lists which  is now  automatically generated  by LIST
>GLOBAL and therefore obsolete as a file. The entry has been removed in 1.5N2.
>
>  Jose Maria
 
Well, I guess that explains it, but I still think it's a tad
misleading to call that sort of things a file.  Seems like "The
output from LIST GLOBAL is being sent to you in DISK DUMP format"
would be a more accurate indication of what was really happening.
 
/June
 
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