>>While I know it's one more exception, but would it be worthwhile for the
>>Command interpretor of Listserv throwing away jobs that have a > in col 1?
>>Loops such as the one here on IBM7171 might be reduced.  I don't know what
>
>Harry, wouldn't that elimiante doing 'reply text' like this?
>
>Jim...
 
No, it would only preclude sending REPLY TEXTs to LISTSERV as command files.
It appears that the bug was that a file got left in LISTSERV's reader and
was processed as a command file, not a mail file to the list....
 
Harold