>> When requesting files from the LISTSERV, the parameter F=MAIL will
>> assure that the file is sent as mail rather than as a file.  Is there
>> however, any way to request that the results of a database search
>> are sent as mail?  I can't find any reference to this in the manual.
>
>If you send the request by mail, the response is by mail.  I almost never
>send any commands interactively because I find mail much more convenient.
 
        This has not been my experience.  I frequently send database
searches to listserv@umdd, always by e-mail.  The results are ALWAYS sent
to me as files, not e-mail messages.  Thus, many thanks to Peter Weiss for
showing where in the database search instructions to put F=MAIL.
 
        Joan Korenman        Internet: [log in to unmask]
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