In article MSGID, "Ronald W. Ritchey" <[log in to unmask]> says:
 
>If I add a new list to our LISTSERV, how does it get included in
>LISTSERV LISTS on BITNIC?
 
It does not.
 
The LISTSERV db LISTS is at 18 sites, none of which is at BITNIC.
If a file exists at BITNIC, it is obsolete.  If your list is
not confidential, then usually within 24-h after you create the
lists, the LISTS db is updated.  I believe the PEERS db (at all
LISTSERV backbone sites) is similarly updated.  Here is a current
INDEX output of a
 
S * IN PEERS WHERE LISTS Y
 
> index
Ref Nodeid   Version Country Backbone Dist LISTS
--- ------   ------- ------- -------- ---- -----
009 CEARN     1.7f     CH       Y      Y     Y
010 RUTVM1    1.7f     US       Y      Y     Y
015 MARIST    1.7f     US       Y      Y     Y
016 DEARN     1.8a     DE       Y      Y     Y
017 UBVM      1.7f     US       Y      Y     Y
024 HEARN     1.8a     NL       Y      Y     Y
026 NDSUVM1   1.7f     US       Y      Y     Y
028 CUNYVM    1.7f     US       Y      -     Y
042 MAINE     1.7f     US       Y      Y     Y
074 UMRVMB    1.7f     US       Y      Y     Y
088 UCHCECVM  1.7f     CL       Y      Y     Y
103 AEARN     1.7f     AT       Y      Y     Y
124 OCC       1.7f     US       Y      Y     Y
149 SEARN     1.8a     SE       Y      Y     Y
181 AWIIMC12  1.7f     AT       Y      Y     Y
182 HARPERVM  1.7f     US       Y      Y     Y
200 CMUVM     1.7f     US       Y      Y     Y
222 ALIJKU11  1.7f     AT       Y      Y     Y
 
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