LISTSERV technology (can) handles multiple lists.  Thus
 
GET fn ft
 
to the listserv does NOT know, unless the fn/ft is listserv@host unique,
that that file is YOUR list's file.  That is, there can be multiple
fn/ft stored on the listserv with the same exact name, which are
completely unrelated.  From time-to-time this happens on listservs that
have a lot of files and lists: how does a list-owner coordinate the
fn/ft with the 100's of other list-owners at a given site e.g., PSUVM,
UBVM?  Answer: they don't.  Frequently (but NOT always) the listname,
used as the filelist extension, IS the discriminator/qualifier.  Thus
 
GET fn ft fl
 
(fl is the optional filelist (listname) if there is one and only one
unique fn/ft combination within that listserv).
 
Properly documented GETs will include fn ft fl to prevent fn/ft
overload when collisions occur.
 
For the adventuresome, try the command
 
Q F fn ft fl (FLAG
 
sometime.
 
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