>I am confused on how to use the mail merge function of listserv.  I want to
>put the names (the names may be actual names or membership ID numbers) of
>the subscibers in an email.  How do I go about doing this?  Do I NEED DBMS
>support?  Or can I do it without that and use a reqular list?  If possible,
>how would I go about doing a mail merge by itself without the use of DBMS?
>We would prefer not to use DBMS and use just a regular list.

You can do a list-based mail merge, e.g.

//test1 job
// DISTRIBUTE MAIL-MERGE DBMS=LIST(listname) PW=??????? ,
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//TO DD "1=1"
//DATA DD *
X-mailed-to: &*to;
Date: &*date;
From: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Testing Owner-MM #1
To: &*to;

Dear &name;

This is a short test message.

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This message was mailed to: &*to;
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Thanks,
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Jacob Haller, Technical Support
L-Soft international, Inc
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