On Fri, 11 Jan 2002 11:24:41 -0500 Pete Weiss said:
>At 10:54 01/11/2002 Friday, Dave wrote:
> >I am setting up an automated mechanism to process the LISTSERV ChangeLog
> >on a daily basis. I would like to "clean out" the file daily and have
> >LISTSERV start a new one.
> >
> >Can I safely rename the file and assume LISTSERV will create a new one as
> >necessary? Can I do this while LISTSERV is running?
>
>Try a "test" list and see what / if it breaks.
>
>Doing anything "while it is running" sounds like a recipe for disaster.

We don't recommend deleting the changelog while LISTSERV is running.

However, without being able to give you any details about the 1.8e
release date, I will tell you that in 1.8e you will be able to specify
rotation periods for changelogs, with granularity down to DAILY.  So
if you can hang in there a while longer, it may save you the trouble
of writing the script.

Nathan