On Fri, 7 Jun 2002, Philip C. Schulte wrote:

> I plan to create a new list with the name PT-L @ LISTSERV.DFN.DE.
> Researching catalist I found out that there already exists a list
> with the same name @ LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU. Apparently this ex-
> isting list has only one subscriber for quite some time, so  that
> it does not seem to be an active one.
>
> Is this an obstacle for my plan at all? If yes, is it technically
> possible to delete the existing list, so that it makes  sense  to
> ask the list-owner to do so?

Its not an obstacle, but it certainly couldn't hurt to ask that other
list's owner or the [log in to unmask] to shut that list
down in order to avoid confusion. Alternatively, you could consider using
a different name for your list.