Shortly ago I submitted the following to LDBASE at ALBNYVM1:
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tell listserv refresh piporg-l
Ready;
DMTCMX171I From ALBNYVM1(LISTSERV): * Filelist "PIPORG-L" has been refreshed.
Ready;
ldbase albnyvm1
Note: LINEDIT has been temporarily set OFF for your convenience.
Connecting to LISTSERV@ALBNYVM1, please be patient.
 
Welcome to LISTSERV@ALBNYVM1 - Release 1.7f (FIX17F2), backbone server.
CPU model 3084, DASD model 3380.
 
Enter command, or "QUIT" to exit:
select * in piporg-l.(6295-6345)
Search started...
--> Database PIPORG-L, -1234 hits.
 
Enter command, or "QUIT" to exit:
quit
Session has been cancelled.
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Note that the hit count is negative.
 
By way of background, a week or so ago we deleted some of the oldest
archives and gave a subsequent REFRESH command.  Just to be sure, I
did it again (see above).  If I look in PIPORG-L DBINDEX, the first
item,
1 2 23 930701005858 FF [log in to unmask] FS Re: New York State
   builders"PB 7"PH 0 5
does indeed correspond to the first item in the oldest remaining archive
file.  PIPORG-L DBNAMES also appears to be in good order.
 
Any idea what might be wrong or what to do about it?
 
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