On Tue, 7 Mar 2000 16:16:11 -0800, David Alix <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>If a list has "Notebooks=Yes", is the LISTNAME.DIGEST file created
>whether or not any subscribers have set the digest option? 

Yes.  The theory being that if Digests are allowed, and anyone may at anytime
request to receive their mail that way, LISTSERV needs to have a digest ready to
be able to send.  If no digests are sent, the digest file is deleted at midnight
and a new one built for the next day.