When a list owner submits the 'add' command via email, the owner must use the
following format for the new subscriber's email address and name:
[log in to unmask] Henry Brown
When a list owner adds a subscriber using the web interface, the owner may
use either of the following formats:
[log in to unmask] Henry Brown
Henry Brown <[log in to unmask]>
This inconsistency creates confusion and leads to errors. We frequently
encounter situations in which a list owner has added a subscriber via the web
using the following format for the new subscriber's email address and name:
Henry Brown [log in to unmask]
LISTSERV interprets this information in the following manner:
Name: Brown [log in to unmask]
Address: Henry
and silently adds the default domain to the unqualified address.
The web interface should be modified to:
(a) Provide more robust syntax checking that recognizes either
<[log in to unmask]> or [log in to unmask] as the subscriber's
address, regardless of its placement in relation to the subscriber's
name; or
(b) Accept only the format used on the email 'add' command, i.e., the
email address followed by the name.
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Paul Russell
Senior Systems Administrator
OIT Messaging Services Team
University of Notre Dame