On Thu, 28 Mar 1996 00:02:04 +0100 Automatic digest processor said:
>Date:    Wed, 27 Mar 1996 09:27:34 EST
>From:    Kevin Brunson <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: held list
>
>This seems like a stupid question but here it is anyway.
>
>If a list is held by an owner how do I release it?  I'm also the listserv
>maintainer but my powers seem to be dormant today.  I always thought that I
>had to unlock the list but that doesn't work.  There was a change in list
>ownership and when one of the old owners jumped ship yesterday the list
>came up as held today.b
 
Being "held" is different from having the list header locked.  "Held"
means that messages aren't being posted to the list.  "Locked" means
nobody can make changes to the list (headers, subscribers, etc.).
 
To counteract a lock, it's "unlock".
To counteract a hold, put on your tie-dye, raise your fist in the air
and say "Free listname"!  (This is an old fogie joke... if you are under
about 40, you probably won't get it. :-)