> Well, I don't want to just unthinkingly invent more work for Eric, but some
> of this kind of thing seems like a great idea.  Sure, it would create extra
> network traffic, but it would help to eliminate users sending LIST commands
> to every listserv they know about to try to find a list.  Sure, it would
 
About monthly, I do just that, and compile the responses into a file that
is available from NETSERVE@BITNIC called LISTSERV COMPILED.  The lists are
sorted by LISTNAME so that it will be easier to find the nearest like named
list.    (CMU: sorry, but I just can't handle those weird names yet)