On Mon, 17 Mar 2003 17:40:04 -0500, Rob Carpenter <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>14 Mar 2003 13:50:39 To [ANONYMOUS]@DCLISTSRV1.TECHWIRE.COM: Please type your
>name after the name of the list, as in: "SUBSCRIBE testlist Joe (...)
>
>What does the last line mean ?
LISTSERV expects a 2-word "name" in the Subscribe command as in
SUBSCRIBE testlist Joe Jones
>and why does it work on sum subscribers and not
>on others?
Some subscribers mail program includes their name in their email address
(e.g. Ben Parker <[log in to unmask]> )
If so, and if the name is not included with the SUBSCRIBE command, LISTSERV
will look at the From: address and find it there.
Some mail programs (e.g. Aol.com) specifically do not include a name, so
LISTSERV is forced to ask for the name.
To change this behavior (i.e. to make LISTSERV not care about the name),
set the List Header thusly:
* Default-Options= Conceal
This will make LISTSERV 'forget' about names altogether.