>Besides listname FILELIST, and listname FILEID, is there an internal >list that LISTSERV keeps and checks against when refreshing a list? No, the FILEID file is the internal list. >If I delete a file from the FILELIST and refresh the list, I got this >message: "Error in LSVFILID for file xxxxxxx". That message occurs when you PUT the modified filelist back, not when you issue a REFRESH command. Most probably, you have an entry in the FILEID file specifying mode D1, which is invalid. >he took the two months worth of log file and broke it down to weekly >logs, add the lines for the logs in the CHINA-ND FILELIST and sent the >logs to listserv. I wonder if this can cause any problem. When >refreshing the list, the file attributes like lrecl, time, and date >fields are not filled in. He must have done something wrong, in any case list archives do not have to be manually entered into the FILELIST (you can, if you want, but unless you put ALL of them there the ones not listed will appear at the bottom, out of sequence). >Do I need to update the listname FILEID file for the owner every time he >wants to add a new package? No, you are not supposed to modify this file unless you have a good reason (for instance if you want to define an access control exit for a file, or the like). LISTSERV assigns internal fileids automatically. Make sure you did not inadvertently change the file to RECFM V. You should most definitely not let the owner get or alter it. Eric