That was a problem .. I still am trying to get 1.8b up and running.. I now
get the following messages on startup and then it processes one message and
does nothing else.. anymore clues?   thanks


root@ftp /u/listserv #./go
27 Aug 1997 13:03:19 LISTSERV-TCP/IP for unix version 1.8b starting...
27 Aug 1997 13:03:19  Copyright L-Soft international 1986-1995
27 Aug 1997 13:03:19 Requeuing 1 mail file for delivery...
27 Aug 1997 13:03:20 SIGNUP files are being compressed...
27 Aug 1997 13:03:20 -> No entry removed.
27 Aug 1997 13:03:20 Nearest backbone host is [log in to unmask]
27 Aug 1997 13:03:20 Nearest NJE host is LISTSERV@PSUVM
27 Aug 1997 13:03:20 Initialization complete.
27 Aug 1997 13:03:20 License activated: SERIAL=LEXMARK-1, UNITS=0
27 Aug 1997 13:03:20 Press Ctrl-C at any time to enter a command.
27 Aug 1997 13:18:15 Processing file 0014 from [log in to unmask]
>>> Error in STDCMD FILE: internal routine *GETP unknown <<<
>>> Error in STDCMD FILE: internal routine *SEAR unknown <<<
>>> Error in STDCMD FILE: internal routine *XSTL unknown <<<
>>> Error in STDCMD FILE: internal routine *XTBR unknown <<<
27 Aug 1997 13:18:15 From [log in to unmask]: help




[log in to unmask] on 08/27/97 10:33:24 AM

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Quite honestly this:
   ----- The following addresses have delivery notifications -----
|/usr/local/bin/lsv_amin /home/spool/listserv owner-listserv"
(unrecoverable error)
    (expanded from: owner-listserv)
would indicate that you have an error in your /etc/aliases file under
the 'owner-listserv' alias.  Looks like an unmatched double-quote to
me, which is exactly what sendmail is telling you:
  --- The transcript of the session follows ---
653 |/usr/local/bin/lsv_amin /home/spool/listserv owner-listserv"... There
is a
missing '"' character
sh: /usr/local/bin/lsv_amin/home/spool/listserv.owner-listserv:  not found
554 |/usr/local/bin/lsv_amin /home/spool/listserv owner-listserv"...
Unknown mailer error 126
The alias <should> look like this in /etc/aliases:
owner-listserv: "|/usr/local/bin/lsv_amin /home/spool/listserv
owner-listserv"
so it would appear that you have omitted the leading double-quote.  I don't
know if this is what is causing LISTSERV to choke but it certainly
indicates
an error that needs to be attended to before the owner-listserv address
will
work.
Nathan