On Tue, 19 Jul 1994 18:26:57 CST Bill Harvey <[log in to unmask]> said: >On Fri, 15 Jul 1994 00:00:28 -0500, David E Boyes <[log in to unmask]> >said: >>You cannot log on to the LISTSERV id and edit the LIST file using the >>X command while LISTSERV is running. > >Hey, be careful there! Your VM bias is showing. Remember we have >this new thing called "LISTSERV for Unix" now. You don't have to "log >on" any more. All you need now to screw yourself up is to have write >access to LISTSERV's root directory. :-) And your unix bias is showing ;-) Actually this isn't an issue for unix, since LIST files aren't text files and can't be edited conveniently. It is a problem for VMS, though, especially as the editor usually rewrites the file with a different RMS file structure. Eric