John,

Thanks for the information. Sorry for the delay... I got the opportunity
to take a vacation.... ;> Concerning the FTP of all the LISTSERV files,
which files should I get? As for the GET and PUT calls to listserv what
is the syntax and procedure for doing this? I would like to use
listserv's internal checking procedures.

Thanks for all your help,

Tony Rogers
Warner Bros. Online Technology Manager

John Asher wrote:
>
> On Mon, 10 Mar 1997, Tony Rogers wrote:
>
> > Quick question for anyone who has had this type of experence....
>
> I have some experience on this one!
>
> > I have a number of listserv lists on a Unix system that are moving to a
> > NT box. How can I export the names and all the information on the unix
> > boxes (SGI Irix) and cleanly moves them over to the NT box.
>
> There are two solutions, a quick one, and a slower but safer one.
>
> The quick one is to FTP all the LISTSERV files from the Unix box to the
> NT box (I did not do this myself).
>
> The slower one is to GET each list (including subscriber list) from the
> LISTSERV on the Unix box and then PUT it to the LISTSERV on the NT box.
> It took a couple of hours to move around 200 lists in this way, but it
> does have the advantage that LISTSERV's internal checking procedures are
> used.
>
> One suggestion I offer you is that you should also edit the sendmail
> aliases on the Unix box to divert mail sent to the old list addresses to
> the new list addresses. If you are moving the entire LISTSERV system
> accross (as I did), you can also edit the aliases to divert commands for
> the old LISTSERV to the new one. Making these changes will make the
> changeover as close to seamless as possible.
>
> I hope this helps
>
> John
>
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