> I checked there and I don't see anything.  I sent a free list and it freed
> the list but then it happened again this morning.

Then I guess these were *.JOBH files and not  *.MAIL files.
You need to check the LISTSERV log to find out why LISTSERV is holding
your list. LISTSERV does send a report when it holds a list to the person
designated to receive errors.