Sure. I made a temp list, added this record (correctly formatted, with the option string starting in column 81), restarted LISTSERV to reformat the list file, and did Q TEST FOR *@*. The subscription date for this record is 8 Apr 1997. There is no other supported method of pulling the date out. Nathan On Thu, 12 Oct 2000 15:45:31 -0500 Winship said: >On Thu, 12 Oct 2000, Ballew Kinnaman wrote: >> I have a former member who wishes to know when they first >> subscribed. From before s/he unsubscribed, I have this >> record: >> >> [log in to unmask] xx xx 3AFASBBAZBAZ//// > >This person has subscribed, unsubbed, resubbed, maybe more than once, >right? If what you give truly was the first time the person subbed >(why do you have complete old lists lying around? don't you worry >about accidentally "putting" one of them?) someone at L-Soft can likely >read it for you, if you tell them which version that was. > >Short of that, was the person an active poster? You can check your >archives to see when the first posting was and that will have to serve. > >Douglas