> > First, get the filelist and include the (CTL switch: > > GET MEDLAB-L FILELIST (CTL PW=XXXXXXXX > > adding the Nolock after (CTL is nice [....] I haven't been able to use (CTL and (NOL in the same command. Listserv seems to reject whichever one is placed second. > > PUT MEDLAB-L FILELIST PW=XXXXXXX > > Should this not be: > PUT MEDLAB-L FILELIST LISTSERV PW=XXXXXXXX ? I always use: PUT [file name/listname] FILELIST PW=XXXXXXXX It works for me. > -- > > MEDLAB-L WELCOME ALL OWN . . . . . > > MEDLAB-L FILELIST ALL MED F 80 29 94/11/25 11:05:14 MEDLAB-L > > MEDICAL RESOURCE ALL OWN . . . . . . > > * > > [.... Leave NoteBook/Log section as is] > Next, it is my understanding, which could be faulty, that one never > puts a file before the filelist file itself, which is what seems to > be advocated here. Am I wrong? If so I'ld love to kmow of it as it > would give me more flexibility. I could be the one wrong (I suggested this). I put my WELCOME message first, but I don't have the "FILELIST" file listed. > Afterthought: why say to leave the "notebooks" alone? With (CTL > one doesn't get the notebooks, does one? If so, the system at UBVM > is atypical, as I have never gotten anything of the sort. The original post had the notebook logs retrieved with the filelist, and I assume the (CTL was used. The logs always are included when I send for the filelist with the (CTL command. Don [log in to unmask]