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Jacob Haller <[log in to unmask]>
Tue, 15 Sep 1998 12:00:46 -0400
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>Hi.  I know that CataList is updated automagically every day or so, and
>that is fine.  However, it doesn't seem to remove items in any automatic
>way.
>
>The case in point is lists that were on idbsu.idbsu.edu.  All lists on that
>server were set to forward to the new server, listserv.idbsu.edu late in
>January.  On September 8, a week ago, the LISTSERV software account was set
>to "nolog" on the idbsu.idbsu.edu box, as were the accounts for Mailer and
>MailBook.  As far as I can tell, no mail is getting into or out of that
>machine.
>
>So, do I need to do something else to get CataList to remove all entries
>for idbsu.idbsu.edu?
>
>Thanks
>
>dan

As I recall, it takes a while to remove down sites from CataList because
they don't want to prematurely zap mailing lists hosted by sites with
temporary connectivity problems.  But eventually they will be removed; just
be patient.  (I forget how long it takes; a week or two I think?)

-jwgh

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