On Tue, 19 Jul 1994 18:26:57 CST Bill Harvey <[log in to unmask]> said:
 
>On Fri, 15 Jul 1994 00:00:28 -0500, David E Boyes <[log in to unmask]>
>said:
>>You cannot log on to the LISTSERV id and edit the LIST file using the
>>X command while LISTSERV is running.
>
>Hey, be careful there!  Your VM bias is showing.  Remember we have
>this new thing called "LISTSERV for Unix" now.  You don't have to "log
>on" any more.  All you need now to screw yourself up is to have write
>access to LISTSERV's root directory.  :-)
 
And your unix bias is showing ;-)  Actually this isn't an issue for unix,
since LIST files  aren't text files and can't be  edited conveniently. It
is a problem  for VMS, though, especially as the  editor usually rewrites
the file with a different RMS file structure.
 
  Eric