On 2nd thought, I see that in the possible circumstance that there is an
file access violation, that a violation notice would need to be sent to
the user, and that would be an inelegant option.
 
Let me ask about the same issue from a different tack.
 
Would it be feasible if the INFO command were altered so that INFO LISTNAME
would be equivalent to GET LISTNAME INFO LISTNAME -- unless that file didn't
exist, in which case the command could then execute the current procedure
which it does now?  In this set-up, someone who creates a file LISTNAME
INFO LISTNAME would need to maintain only that one file, since the
commands INFO LISTNAME sent by a user and GIVE LISTNAME INFO LISTNAME
sent by a list-owner (or whomever) would both access that same file.
 
(This eliminates my suggestion about a questionnaire/ADDREQ1 file.  But I
can't think of a way around that.)
 
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