On Fri, 7 Jun 2002, Philip C. Schulte wrote: > I plan to create a new list with the name PT-L @ LISTSERV.DFN.DE. > Researching catalist I found out that there already exists a list > with the same name @ LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU. Apparently this ex- > isting list has only one subscriber for quite some time, so that > it does not seem to be an active one. > > Is this an obstacle for my plan at all? If yes, is it technically > possible to delete the existing list, so that it makes sense to > ask the list-owner to do so? Its not an obstacle, but it certainly couldn't hurt to ask that other list's owner or the [log in to unmask] to shut that list down in order to avoid confusion. Alternatively, you could consider using a different name for your list.