On Tue, 9 Sep 1997 13:13:43 -0400, BRIAN MC NAMARA <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>is the following the same as a "held" list:
>
>Sorry,  the   SBJCNET  list  has   been  locked  since  96/12/05   15:16
>by ...

The opposite of HOLD (list held) is FREE.  No posts are allowed, but will
accumulate in the msg queue and will be released when the Owner issues FREE
command.  ADD/Delete and changing SET options can occur.

The opposite of LOCK is UNLOCK.  A Locked list occurs upon  command
 GET listname (HEADER   No *changes to the list* are allowed (nobody can be
added or deleted, nobody can change any SET options) but posts are
processed normally.  Can be UNLOCKed or simply PUT back the revised Header.


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