At 02:38 PM 6/14/97 -0400, you wrote:
>        Today I decided to delete some outdated files from the WMST-L
>file collection.  Since I hadn't done this in a while, I decided to
>check the instructions in the online listowners' manual for version 1.8c
>(which is the version we're running).  In the web version I've bookmarked
>(revision 1, dated april 4, 1997), in section 8.6, it told me to send a
>message to listserv saying
>
>PUT filename.extension PW=XXXXXXXX (DELETE
>
>        I did so, replacing the generic w/the specific info.  Much to
>my surprise, I got back a message from listserv saying
>
>Invalid redistribution specification: "(DELETE".
>
>  Greetings


The parameters are  PUT filename logname PW=xxxxxxxx

Dan


>        I should add that I finally DID succeed in deleting the files by
>using the old procedure, but I'm curious as to why this (delete business
>didn't work as advertised.
>
>        Many thanks.
>
>        Joan Korenman
>
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