On Wed, 9 Jan 2002 17:46:06 -0500, [log in to unmask] wrote:

>But is it possible to store, the actual contents of various postings made
>to the list, also to  same database.

No.  The message archives are kept in plain-text files on the server.  Each
list should have its own subdirectory for this.  LISTSERV maintains index
files for these archive files, providing full text search, and a variety of
ways to display and retrieve individual messages or whole files.