Here's an excerpt from the LISTSERV README file sent to new sites /Eric
 
Installation hints and reminders:
 
1. You must never attempt to RECEIVE the INITIAL SHIPMENT file.
 
2. You must never use the CARD LOAD command from RDRLIST.
 
3. You  were sent all  the documentation that  is available. Some  of the
   documentation is obsolete.  Please do not send mail  to LISTSERV lists
   asking for more  documentation, there isn't any. Please  note that you
   have all  the REXX source code  and can get the  assembler source code
   upon  request, ie  you  have everything  you need  to  write your  own
   documentation if you are not satisfied with the one that is provided.
 
4. Please read the "Vnnt FIXLIST" file carefully. It is the equivalent of
   an IBM bucket/COR tape APAR listing,  ie it describes fixes which have
   not  been beta-tested  on  a  wide scale  like  the "official"  update
   releases (UPDnnt), but  which may noneless solve  serious problems you
   might  experience. As  a  rule of  thumb, you  should  only order  and
   install fixes which are relevant to your installation; remember, these
   fixes have been tested only on one machine. For more information, send
   a 'GET LFIX MEMO command to  LISTSERV@SEARN; note that you will not be
   able to order  the actual fixes until you send  back your registration
   form ($LISTSRV NAMES).
 
5. You may want to read the LSTSRV-M archives, or to search them when you
   are unable to find some information you need in the documentation. All
   major changes  to the software,  as well  as serious bug  reports, are
   described  on this  list. You  have been  automatically added  to this
   list, whose membership is restricted to LISTSERV maintainers.
 
6. There  is an  open  list called  LSTSRV-L  to which  you  may want  to
   subscribe;   the   membership  is   comprised   of   both  users   and
   administrators  of  LISTSERV, and  the  topics  covered are  basically
   anything related  to LISTSERV. The  volume is, of course,  much higher
   than on LSTSRV-M. There is also a list called LISTOWNL for list owners
   which discusses  list management topics.  You can subscribe to  any of
   these  lists   by  sending   the  appropriate  SUBSCRIBE   command  to
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