On Thu, 29 Dec 1994 03:50:49 -0500 "Jeff Finlay, NYU" <[log in to unmask]> said: >Question: is there any way to delete (put) entire packages all at once? >It is a pain in the butt to have to keep revising the filelist file by >file. You can use a generic entry for that. Just add a '>' sign in column 1 and use a wildcard as filename/type (INFO* TXT, or whatever). Then you won't need to define individual entries for the various files matching that pattern. >Question: is there any way listserv will allow me to send it a >message saying something like > > put filename-1 filetype listname password > put filename-2 filetype listname password > put filename-3 filetype listname password > >(etc), or will it insist I send a separate put message for each file? It will want one message per file, otherwise you wouldn't be able to store a file containing a line starting with the word PUT. You should write a simple program that sends mail to your favourite LISTSERV with a single line with the text you indicate, then it will be a lot easier. >2) I have recently installed TOPICS on my header and am testing it >out. > >Question: is there any way to define the TOPICS so that some people on >the list only will receive certain messages? In other words, is there a >way the majority of subscribers can be set to receive everything EXCEPT >one particular topic which only a certain group will receive, in effect >allowing two conversations to go on simultaneously on the list? Set everyone to ALL-XXX where XXX is the topic you want to exclude, then have people who want another setting change their options accordingly. Eric