LISTSERV list owner's manual

L-Soft international, Inc.
List Owner's Manual
for
LISTSERV®, version 1.8c
August 18, 1997
Revision 2
r970818-001

The reference number of this document is 9708-UD-02.

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List Owner's Manual Chapters 1-11

Appendix A: System Reference Library

Appendix B: List Keyword Alphabetical Reference

Appendix C: Sample Boilerplate Files

Appendix E: Acknowledgments

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Reference Number 9708-UD-02

Revisions:

961212-003	Initial Release of 1.8c List Owner's Manual.
970122-001	Added L-Lite CATALOG warning to 8.4.
970122-002	Added L-Lite MAILTPL warning to 9.4.
970122-003 	Added L-Lite warnings to 4.10, 5.3.9, 5.3.10, 5.3.11, 
                5.3.12, 6.4, 6.7, and 7.3 for various functions and 
                commands not available under LISTSERV Lite.
970209-001	Corrected syntax of REVIEW listname WITH TOPICS: in 5.1.
970209-002	Added example showing use of PW= in a GET command, in 2.6.
970209-003	Added a new error type to 4.5.2.
970209-004	Added a note to "Send=" in Appendix B to the effect that 
                only one access-level is allowed with the keyword.
970227-001	Added "Keywords Disabled in LISTSERV Lite" blurb to
                Appendix B.
970227-002	Rewrote 2.6 so that it is now clear that you should always 
                use the (HEADER switch for a GET.
970227-003	Clarified difference between "templates" and "template 
                forms" in chapter 9.
970311-001	Changed reference from VM1.NODAK.EDU to LISTSERV.NODAK.EDU
                in 3.5.
970319-001	"Service=" default (in Appendix B) is "Service= *", not 
                "Service= Local".
970319-002	Added note that super-lists and their associated sub-lists 
                must reside on the same server ("Sub-lists=" in Appendix B).
970404-001	Added clarifying note to "Prime=" in Appendix B to the effect 
                that "prime time" is time during which the server does NOT 
                process mail.
970404-002	Added 2.3.1 "Naming Conventions".
970404-003	Revision 1 released.
970407-001	Added 2.13 "How to set up lists for specific purposes".
970604-001	Updated reproduction/copyright notice.
970718-001	Under Sizelim= in Appendix B, noted that the number of lines 
                includes all Internet header lines.
970728-001	Added note to "List-ID=" in Appendix C about using List-ID= 
                with NT servers running SMTPL.
970731-001	In 4.8 and in Appendix B (under "Renewal="), clarified that 
                subscription renewal is disabled by default.
970811-001	In 6.6 and in Appendix B (under "Confirm-Delay="), explained 
                how to increase the time-out period before LISTSERV deletes 
                postings to moderated lists coded "Send= Editor,Hold" or 
                "Send= Editor,Hold,Confirm".
970818-001	In Appendix B under "Errors-To=", the correct default is 
                "Owners", not "Postmaster".
970820-001	Revision 2 released.

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