Brian,
 
My request to [log in to unmask] also failed.
 
My guess is user error.  Maybe the filename is wrong, maybe the syntax is
wrong, maybe there is another item, like the associated listname, that
must be given.
 
> get net_gate policy from [log in to unmask] would explain the policy
> on gating lists to usenet groups.
>
> I tried that and the [log in to unmask] said it had no such file.
 
Jim Gerland's files at Buffalo are interesting. It looks like he uses
them to help new list-owners through the steps.
 
 Pax,  Dave                                        Absolute Power
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