This  morning,  I  sent  an  INDEX  command  without  any  qualifiers  to  the
[log in to unmask]  Listserv said the LISTSERV  FILELIST was not found!  Being
a bit of a  sceptic, I logged onto Listserv and did a  CMS FILELIST.  The file
is there,  but there are only  a couple of file  names in it.  There  are also
none of the  usual comments in the header  about how to sort the  file and the
other stuff.  The file now has only  two or three lines indicating a couple of
other filelists.   I can INDEX  other filelist's  here.  How did  the listserv
filelist become corrupt and how can  the original filelist be restored?  I can
restore the file off backup tape, but  would doing so solve the problem?  What
can be done to prevent this problem in the future?
 
Could this problem have been caused by my renaming a list yesterday?  Two days
ago, I made a listserv list for someone,  but I gave it the wrong name.  I set
it  up as  FINANC-L, but  the owner  wanted it  to be  FINANCE.  To  make this
change,  I renamed  the list  and cache  files on  listserv and  changed their
contents appropriately.   Could this  unorthodox method  of renaming  the list
cause the problem with  the listserv filelist?  By the way,  no one had posted
anything to  the finance list because  it was moderated and  the moderator did
not know the list was ready for his use yet.  There are also no subscribers to
the finance list yet.
 
Stan Horwitz
Listserv Postmaster
Temple University
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