If you just want to put back a  copy of the actual list of subscriptions, you
DO NOT  need to use  LSVPUT. Include  the list's password  at the top  of the
LIST file on the line that says PUT  list PW=. If you are attempting to put a
file or a list  of files back on your listserv, you then  need to use LSVPUT.
If you are also attempting to replace  a filelist on Listserv with an updated
filelist file,  you first need  to GET the file  first with the  (CTL option.
For instance, my list is called  HELP-NET and has an ongoing converstation on
networking  and it  has lots  of archived  files which  I urge  you to  read.
 
If, for example, I  wanted to change an option in  HELP-NET's header, I would
type  TELL LISTSERV  GET HELP-NET.  I  would then  receive the  file from  my
reader and  make the changes, including  typing in the password  on the first
line of the file.  I would then use the SENDFILE command to  place it back on
HELP-NET. I  would not have to  use LSVPUT at  all.
 
If for example,  I wanted to add  a new file to HELP-NET's  filelist, I would
first have  to type TELL  LISTSERV GET HELP-NET  FILELIST (CTL. I  would then
receive the  file and add  a line  to this filelist  file to mention  the new
file. I  would then  type LSVPUT  HELP-NET FILELIST (PUT  to put  the updated
filelist back on  my local Listserv. I would then  wait for confirmation from
Listserv  that  the   filelist  file  was  accepted.  Upon   receipt  of  the
confirmation, I would type LSVPUT  filename filetype filemode (PUT. This will
put  the  new  file  on  Listserv under  HELP-NET's  filelist.  This  is  all
explained in detail on one of HELP-NET's files which you should read.
 
By the  way, you  cannot put  a file  on a  Listserv without  first obtaining
authorization from that  Listserv's Postmaster. The Postmaster must  set up a
template for  your list's  filelist before  you can put  files there.  If you
have any further problems and cannot  glean any information from the HELP-NET
files to which I referred you, perhaps  you should set up a meeting with your
Listserv's Postmaster who  can explain this process to you  in detail because
LSVPUT definitely does work fine.
 
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