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 To: [log in to unmask]