Actually it appears to have been due to db* files that got corrupted when
the disk filled up.  (It happened immediately after initialization was
complete.)

Nathan

At 08:48 PM 10/28/2003 +0100, Siegfried Schmitt wrote:
> >The Listserv software failed to restart. L-Soft tech support recommended I
> >move the permvars.file file out of Listserv's path and restart. That got
> >much further, but now the Listserv software sits for a few minutes after I
> >do a restart (batch or interactive) and dumps core.
>
>This may indicate that listserv crashes when the reindexing process for a
>huge archive file fails.
>
>Regards,
>
>Siegfried Schmitt <[log in to unmask]>