On Mon, 19 May 1997 20:16:25 -0400, Stan Ryckman <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>>> get gs-l welcome
>>File "GS-L WELCOME" is not yet available.
>>
>>> get gs-l farewell
>>File "GS-L FAREWELL" is not yet available.

The WELCOME and FAREWELL files are not part of the LISTSERV package.  The
possibility for using then is built-in, but the List Owner must create and
PUT both of these files before they are accessible.  Until you have done
this the first time, there will be nothing to GET.

>>> get gs-l default.mailtpl
>>Invalid character "." in filetype.

Actually your command line is wrong.  GET DEFAULT.MAILTPL   Do not use the
listname, since the DEFAULT file is the same for all lists hosted on the
site.  You got the 'invalid character' msg because you used the listname
and it is looking for a specific file in your list catalog, except '.' is
not allowed within the filename or filetype becasue it is a separator
between filename and filetype.


>
>I'm sure I'm doing something dumb here.  "INDEX GS-L" shows the
>welcome and farewell files as existing.  As for default.mailtpl,
>if the "." is illegal in the name, why does the documentation
>use it?  And how do I get it?
>
>Thanks in advance for any tips.
>
>Lost in space,
>Stan
>
>
>Here's the output from the INDEX GS-L command (archives removed for brevity):
>>*  GS-L FILELIST for [log in to unmask]
>>*
>>*
>>* :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>>*
>>*  The GET/PUT authorization codes shown with each file entry describe
>>*  who is authorized to GET or PUT the file:
>>*
>>*     ALL = Everybody
>>*     OWN = List owners
>>*
>>* :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>>  GS-L     WELCOME    ALL OWN V      76    18 95/12/07 15:17:25
>>  GS-L     FAREWELL   ALL OWN V      73    12 95/12/07 15:19:03
>>
>>*
>>*  NOTEBOOK archives for the list
>[snip]
>

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