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The Revised LISTSERV Distribution List <LSTSRV-L@DEARN> |
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Ross Patterson <A024012@RUTVM1> |
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Mon, 16 Nov 87 10:14:26 EST |
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Message of Fri, 13 Nov 87 13:14:26 EST from <GERLAND@UBVM> |
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The Revised LISTSERV Distribution List <LSTSRV-L@DEARN> |
Jim,
LISTSERV obeys the :FFORMAT tag for any files it generates.
However, for DISTRIBUTE, it doesn't generate the file, simply
propagates it. LISTSERV makes no assumptions about the content or
format of a file sent by DISTRIBUTE (except when using the MAIL
option). What you're seeing is a case where the person composing the
DISTRIBUTE job used SENDFILE to build the file. Richard Schafer
(MAIL/MAILBOOK) uses CARD. There is no reason why you couldn't use
VMSDUMP. I know of at least one case of using UUENCODE. And I might
generate another file format tommorrow, if I feel up to it. LISTSERV
can't be required to understand all of these, because threr will
always be another.
Ross
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