> I can see how 2.6 of the list owner's manual could be misleading, but
> with all of the other bloodthirsty warnings around about how it is not
> a good idea to get the entire list, I'm not sure that it would do any
> good.  2.6 does say that if all you're going to do is change keyword
> settings that it is probably advisable to use the (HEADER switch.  I'll
> amend this for the next revision so that it is clear that you should
> ALWAYS use the (HEADER switch, but if people don't read the manual
> to begin with, again, I fear it won't do much good.
>
> In any case I think new list owners ought to look at the Quick Start
> manual first, and that manual <does> say <not> to get the entire list
> and <not> to try and edit it by hand.  We've never endorsed editing
> subscriber lists by hand because there are commands (with error checking!)
> to do that via LISTSERV.
>
> Nathan

I think it would be a good idea to change the GET command so that the
default is not getting the entire list.  Either make (HEADER the default
or make the user say whether they want just the header or all of the
subscribers too.