My apologies for sending this query to the wrong list- now migrating to
the correct one.

On Fri, 4 Mar 2005, Winship wrote:

>Winship wrote:
>> Any listowner can lock/unlock his list:
>> LOCK listname [pw=xxxxxxx]

I tried this and got:

>From [log in to unmask] Mon Mar  7 12:17:37 2005
>Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 19:13:44 -0500
>From: "L-Soft list server at Syracuse University (1.8e)"
>    <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: lock listtest
>To: Listserv Manager at Syracuse University <[log in to unmask]>
>
>Job "LLCMD" started on 4 Mar 2005 19:13:44
>
>> lock listtest
>Unknown command - "LOCK". Try HELP.
>
>Job "LLCMD" ended   on 4 Mar 2005 19:13:44

The original question was:

>I have a number of lists whose list configuration is not in compliance
>with our standards, and the list owners have not responded to email. In
>some cases the traffic is so low that I'm simply deleting the list. In
>others, I need a different method and have been holding the list. My
>questions:
>- any better ideas from anyone?
>- how can I query listserv to find which lists are held?
>I saw an old FAQ from Lisa Covi that suggests retrieving information
>about
>all lists, but I'd prefer a less brute force method. Thanks in advance
>foryour help.