> 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.
>
>   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.