Hi,
For class lists, I intend to apply a course naming convention that will help
easily identify lists that have expired: first 2 chars are faculty, then course
number then W or S (for Winter or Spring semesters, then '-L' e.g: EE123456W-L
I could then, just before a new Winter semster starts, delete all lists that
are having 6 digits followed by 'W-L'  in one go via a simple script.

Moshe

On Thu, 16 Sep 1999, David Young wrote:

> I've been thinking about doing something like what you're asking about to
> deal with lists created each semester for courses.  I haven't really found a
> simple solution, though.  The Change-Log feature (Change-Log= Yes) helps,
> but the files take up quite a bit of space for very active lists.  It would
> be really handy if Listserv could keep a "last post" date accessible via a
> SHOW command for easier checking.  I currently keep an archive of list
> requests which sometimes contain a termination date and use that information
> to periodically clean up my lists.  I hope you find a solution.
>
> C. David Young
> Central Systems Support
> University Of Texas At Arlington
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> Voice: (817) 272-3666
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>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kathy Montgomery [SMTP:]
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 6:06 PM
> > To:   [log in to unmask]
> > Subject:      List expiration?
> >
> > Has anyone here successfully implemented a system of list
> > expiration/renewal at their site?  I don't mean *subscription*
> > renewal.... for example, if a user requests a list on my server, I want
> > to be able to track the age of the list and then know after, say, 6
> > months, get rid of it.  I find this desirable because professors often
> > request lists for their classes, which, of course, usually last only a
> > semester.
> >
> > I have thought of using a database to track the lists I create, then
> > generate reports to know which lists I can erase.  However, perhaps
> > there an easier, "LISTSERV" way to do it.  If some such method is in the
> > docs, please point me there. :)
> >
> > - Kathy Montgomery
> > LISTSERV Manager
> > University at Albany
>