Hi, For class lists, I intend to apply a course naming convention that will help easily identify lists that have expired: first 2 chars are faculty, then course number then W or S (for Winter or Spring semesters, then '-L' e.g: EE123456W-L I could then, just before a new Winter semster starts, delete all lists that are having 6 digits followed by 'W-L' in one go via a simple script. Moshe On Thu, 16 Sep 1999, David Young wrote: > I've been thinking about doing something like what you're asking about to > deal with lists created each semester for courses. I haven't really found a > simple solution, though. The Change-Log feature (Change-Log= Yes) helps, > but the files take up quite a bit of space for very active lists. It would > be really handy if Listserv could keep a "last post" date accessible via a > SHOW command for easier checking. I currently keep an archive of list > requests which sometimes contain a termination date and use that information > to periodically clean up my lists. I hope you find a solution. > > C. David Young > Central Systems Support > University Of Texas At Arlington > mailto:[log in to unmask] > Voice: (817) 272-3666 > Fax: (817) 272-5796 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kathy Montgomery [SMTP:] > > Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 6:06 PM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: List expiration? > > > > Has anyone here successfully implemented a system of list > > expiration/renewal at their site? I don't mean *subscription* > > renewal.... for example, if a user requests a list on my server, I want > > to be able to track the age of the list and then know after, say, 6 > > months, get rid of it. I find this desirable because professors often > > request lists for their classes, which, of course, usually last only a > > semester. > > > > I have thought of using a database to track the lists I create, then > > generate reports to know which lists I can erase. However, perhaps > > there an easier, "LISTSERV" way to do it. If some such method is in the > > docs, please point me there. :) > > > > - Kathy Montgomery > > LISTSERV Manager > > University at Albany >