You are correct, Pete, it does work, tried it on autocat which I currently
have set Private.  There is a slight variation, briefer:
http://listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu/cgi-bin/wa?S1=listname

which works if the list is Public but if it is Private you are simply
told you are not authorized with no chance to log in.  Neither, though,
lists the logs, which is why I tell people to use
http://listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu/archives/listname.html

as then they can choose between a "search" or browsing the archives
and they'll be asked for a login if the notebooks are Private.   Douglas

On Tue, 6 Feb 2001, Pete Weiss wrote:
> At 17:21 02/05/2001 Monday, Winship wrote:
>  >>
>  >> http://listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu./cgi-bin/wa?S1=vwar-l&X=-
>  >> (the URL may need to be copied and not clicked)
>  >
>  >That won't work if the notebooks are Private, will it Pete?
>
> I believe it "works" (depending on your definition of "works" ;-)) -- if
> PRIVATE, you should then be prompted with a subscriber address and
> password AFTER you initiate the SEARCH dialogue, assuming you haven't
> already stored the info in a cookie (as part of a previous successful
> authentication).
>
> /Pete
>
>