In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write: [...]
>Suppose there was a way to delete posts with wrong/bad information from >the archives. Then, only correct/good information would remain -- >increasing its value for research purposes. > >Is this possible? Yes, it is possible. I am not sure what release of the Listserv program that IBM-MAIN is running on. The newest releases (15.0+) make it fairly easy, on older releases it can be done but is a somewhat complicated and clumsy process. In any case it can only be done by someone with listowner or postmaster authority. But do you want to? This topic comes up occasionally on the listowner lists, and the general concensus is that the archives are a permanent history of the list and should be tampered with only under a limited set of circumstances. Exactly what constitutes the limited set has been the subject of a lot of discussion on Lstown-L (Lsoft's listowner list). For example on my list. I have deleted two posts from the archives since I have had the list. One contained a virus, the other contained private email containing confidential information. -- Rich Greenberg N Ft Myers, FL, USA richgr atsign panix.com + 1 239 543 1353 Eastern time. N6LRT I speak for myself & my dogs only. VM'er since CP-67 Canines:Val, Red, Shasta & Casey (RIP), Red & Zero, Siberians Owner:Chinook-L Retired at the beach Asst Owner:Sibernet-L ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
