> We have a number of lists (10-25K subscribers) that we reload several times > a week. At that moment, we resend the header with a PUTALL and the whole > list. Initially, I tried using QUIET DELETE listname *@* followed by a bulk > add import, but I noticed that the delete command appeared to cause > thousands of log entries as though I had deleted each one seperately. > Additionally, using the bulk delete command requires knowing all the > subscribers. > > I'm interested if there's a better way to reload lists from scratch without > having to delete all the entries or send the header each time. > > I suppose I'd like there to be a "replace" function added bulk features so > instead of saying add import, you'd say add replace like many DBMS have for > loading tables. If the web interface is installed, bulk operations via the web performs in this manner (2nd option). This basically does a bulk delete with the BRIEF option and doesn't require you to supply the addresses, then immediately does a bulk import with a supplied address file. http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/1.8d/sitemgr/sitemgr.html#11.9 http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/1.8d/sitemgr/sitemgr.html#5.4.9