>But how would I do that? All  LISTSERV can know is that there are several
>lists with the same name. It can't know which are misconfigured and which
>are  the   "real"  ones.  I   suspect  you  wouldn't  want   LISTSERV  to
>automatically delete your list if it finds it is a duplicate ;-)
>
>  Eric
 
I don't think a modified LISTSERV should delete existing duplicates, but I do
think it should prevent any more duplicate names from being introduced.  For
example, I could currently set up yet another AFRICA-L list at my site, adding
to the confusion of which list is which.  It's not a matter of misconfiguration
or "real" lists, just a matter of duplication of existing names.  If LISTSERV
were to scan the names of existing lists when a new list is introduced and
reject the new list if the name is already being used, the confusion could be
reduced in the future.  Of course, this wouldn't work if the same list name
were introduced simultaneously at different sites, but most of the time it
would be sufficient.
 
 
Just my thoughts on the matter. . .
 
 
Keith