I wrote: >> I'm a new LISTSERV owner/maintainer, and here is what I hope is a simple >> question: how do I delete lists? At 11:19 AM 1/15/96, Siberia wrote: >The information you seek is in the document Listserv Tips at: > >http://cspot11spot1.it.iupui.edu/listserv_tips.html I looked at the "LISTSERV Tips" at that URL, and found these instructions for deleting a list: >4.4 Deleting Lists > > When you are ready to delete a list, both the List Owner and the LISTSERV > Postmaster have responsibilities. List Owners should: > > 1.make the decision to delete the list > 2.inform any existing subscribers of the situation > 3.archive any material they wish to keep (files and logs - see below) > 4.Notify the LISTSERV Postmaster and/or the system administrator > > The LISTSERV Postmaster will then: > > 1.Erase the list by typing: > TELL LISTSERV CMS ERASE listname LIST > 2.Have the system administrator delete the user ID for the list. > 3.Erase the associated files (archives, cache, FILELIST, etc.) by typing: > TELL LISTSERV CMS ERASE filename filetype > for each file. > 4.If you had a dedicated minidisk for the list archives, you may want to > remove that minidisk from the LOCAL SYSVARS "mdisk" list and > remove it from LISTSERV. Check with your systems administrator. I did steps 1-3 as List Owner, then notified the LISTSERV Postmaster (myself) and tried step 1, although as I'm using LISTSERV under VMS I sent the command as a mail message. I got the following reply: >> erase psci-120.list >Unknown command - "ERASE". Try HELP. What next? =============================================================== Philip Harriman, Director of Academic Computing The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio 44691 [log in to unmask] * (216) 263-2283 * (216) 263-2516 fax