>Is there a way to delete a specific message from the list archives? No. Well, maybe, but it is not a feature but a procedure that you would need to follow. At this pt. in time, I think it would be too complicated to explain. >More generally, is there a document (FAQ, etc.) that I should be reading to >get answers to that kind of question? Why yes, a decade of Q&A on LSTOWN-L and LSTSRV-L. One uses the LISTSERV DATABASE SEARCH feature (e-mail listserv INFO DATABASE). >I am finding the List Owner's Manual (revised 8/14/95) to be rather >confusing in this area, with its references to VM and so forth. I don't >know whether the LISTSERV I'm using is on a VM system or not! How would I >find out? E-mail your LISTSERV the command RELEASE -- co-owner INFOSYS, TQM-L, CPARK-L, ERAPPA-L, JANITORS, LDBASE-L, et -L URL:mailto:[log in to unmask] "Kids: don't e-mail to strangers!"