On Tue, 1 Oct 2002, Bill Salmon wrote:
> Subject: Re: [LSTOWN-L] Editing welcome message
...
> If you don't have the web interface active, or prefer
> to do it by email, you have to GET the message, edit
> it, the PUT the message back.
>
> While you have the message, it will be locked at the
> list, so it may temporarily interfere with anyone
> trying to join until you PUT it back.

Really? I didn't think GETting the WELCOME locks the list (or
any other file)?

Peter R