> Nelson Ramos Ribeiro <[log in to unmask]> asked on 06 Jun 91 15:40:29+0200: > > There's a user at our site trying to find out in which lists he's subscribed > > worldwide, wondering if that could be done by listserv. I have never seen > > such a facility on listserv. Is there any way to do it? > > During the last years several people have expressed the need for a > command like "QUERY * (netwide" but to whatever reason this will never be > implemented, I guess. > > Tell us the opposite or the reasons for not having it implemented, Eric ! > > Frank Elsner (TU Berlin - Postmaster) Seems to me that it would be simpler to do an "automagic purge" every six months or 4 months and then send some boilerplate advising the subscriber that the list is being updated and if he/she wishes to continue receiving mail, to SUB again. Students would not be such a problem (they wouldn't do the QUERY anyway) and old fogeys like me who can't remember all the lists they have subscribed to can just "refresh" their memories ;-) by subscribing to their current interests. Just my .02 . . . . Phil--- -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |*| PHIL ENDACOTT (PE38) |*| <[log in to unmask]> |*| |*| FACILITIES OPERATIONS |*| <[log in to unmask]> |*| |*| THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS |*| LAWRENCE, KS PH: 913-864-3204 |*| =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=