Doug,
  In order to "get" an item from the list's archives you need to send a
database job. At least that's what the listowner's manual says. GET is
used to get the log files (notebooks) and other files which are stored
in the list's archives. Here are the job control streams for finding the
index # for a given message and then to "get" a copy of that message.
 
//   JOB
Database Search DD=Rules
//Rules DD *
Select 'SPAM' in LSTOWN-L
Index
/*
//   EOJ
 
The above job would return index numbers for messages containing the string
SPAM in the LSTOWN-L archives. BTW, you'd send this job to LISTSERV@domain
where domain is the host system for the list in question.
 
//   JOB
Database Search DD=Rules
//Rules DD *
Select * in LSTOWN-L
Print 1,2,3
/*
//   EOJ
 
The above job would return messages #1, #2, #3 from the LSTOWN-L archives.
You'd substitute the appropriate message numbers in your job stream. You
can put multiple message numbers on a Print and you can put multiple Print's
in the same job. There might be a faster way to do this but the above works.
 
 
Valorie King
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