This sounds like a problem that was fixed in 15.5. I suggest you copy the list to a 15.5 test instance and see what happens. Note that you must reindex the archives under 15.5.

  Eric

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> Subject: Problems with archives in 15.0
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> I've been working with LSOFT on some archive problems and am curious
> if anyone else is having problems.
> We are running Listserv 15.0 on AIX.
>
> The first problem I've been having is an apparent bad index file.
> When viewing an article that has this problem I get
>
> Archives - Error
>
> The format of the index file is invalid. Please try again in about 30
> seconds, and report the problem if it persists for more than a few
> minutes.
>
> The index file appears to be fine and getting it rebuilt does not
> help.  Some weeks have the problem, others do not.
>
> The second problem, which I just noticed today for the first time is
> where an article displays the wrong text.  It appears to be starting
> in the middle of another article.  Again, the index file looks fine,
> the beginning lines and line counts look good and the archive file
> itself looks good.
>
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