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> Perhaps if these files had to be manipulated by the site administrator I
> would agree. But as a matter of fact these are all files that the site
> administrator MUST NOT TOUCH unless specifically directed to by L-Soft
> support. Every week we get a support call from someone who decided to
> edit one of these files for reasons of his own, and now when he does
> REVIEW things look weird, and will you guess that the backup can't be
> restored because (...) and this has been fixed but the bottom line is
> that the file cannot be restored? The current organization is optimal for
> LISTSERV and I don't see any reason to make it easier for the site
> administrator to manipulate files that he shouldn't mess with in the
> first place. Incidentally, if there were one directory per list you would
> still have 370+ entries in your main directory and would be complaining
> that they are not organized more hierarchically.
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> Eric
There are some cases when the LISTSERV administrator must deal
with these files. One is when migrating to a different platform.
Another is when deleting a list.
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