Garrie, I'm not familiar with VM but it sounds like you are issuing the command to the OS, instead of to ListServ. ListServ commands are usually issued by sending e-mail containing the command to listserv@(domain name). - Marc (A.B., Washington University, 1996) :) = Marc Louis Stober = Systems Manager = The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism = [log in to unmask] = http://www.uscj.org > -----Original Message----- > From: LISTSERV give-and-take forum > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Garrie Burr > Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 3:27 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: new distribution problems > > > On Thu, 24 Aug 2000 13:48:32 -0500 I wrote: > >NODESGEN is an unknown command on our VM Server and I've never had to > > And Nathan answered: > > >>That I don't understand. Did you issue it and get an unknown command > error? It's been around for ages. I see references to it clear back > to 1.6d and the implication is that it existed before that.<< > > I get 'Unknown CP/CMS command.' when issuing it from the LISTSERV account. > I'd already seen the command in the manual (wasn't sure what > <WTONLY> meant > as a variable) but issuing the command separately or with a > variable causes > the same 'Unknown CP/CMS command.' to appear. > > It is indeed old WUVMD.WUSTL.EDU but I've had to download the files > manually since I started watching over things several years ago. This is > the first time we've had a problem. I've had the procedure stored in a > file so I can just copy/paste the commands in without worrying > about typos. > I assume it's been ftping as text since this is the first (possible) > problem. > > I tried switching back to the old BITEARN NODES file from the previous > update, just to make sure that there wasn't a problem with the new file, > but the same errors and problems with distribution continued. > > About 1.8c and Y2K, Nathan wrote: > > >>1.8c is not Y2K compliant and I just saw a note from a site > running 1.8c today whose PEERS and INTPEERS tables are outdated even > though it's a registered site (BITEARN NODES was current) and which > was reporting a Y2K-related problem. I don't know for a fact that the > two issues are related.<< > > I notice that our INTPEERS and PEERS NAMES files are dated, respectively > 12/30/99 and 12/20/99. These need updates, too?? > > --Garrie