Sure.  I made a temp list, added this record (correctly formatted, with
the option string starting in column 81), restarted LISTSERV to reformat
the list file, and did Q TEST FOR *@*.  The subscription date for this
record is 8 Apr 1997.  There is no other supported method of pulling the
date out.

Nathan

On Thu, 12 Oct 2000 15:45:31 -0500 Winship said:
>On Thu, 12 Oct 2000, Ballew Kinnaman wrote:
>> I have a former member who wishes to know when they first
>> subscribed. From before s/he unsubscribed, I have this
>> record:
>>
>> [log in to unmask] xx xx          3AFASBBAZBAZ////
>
>This person has subscribed, unsubbed, resubbed, maybe more than once,
>right?  If what you give truly was the first time the person subbed
>(why do you have complete old lists lying around? don't you worry
>about accidentally "putting" one of them?) someone at L-Soft can likely
>read it for you, if you tell them which version that was.
>
>Short of that, was the person an active poster?  You can check your
>archives to see when the first posting was and that will have to serve.
>
>Douglas