> Hello,
> 
> We are reviving a list we haven't used for a couple of years.     Is there 
> a way to check for active / legitimate addresses of subscribers without 
> sending out a "test" message?     I thought a probe of some kind that would 
> return a list of addresses that return a non-delivery error message might 
> do the trick, but adding "probe" to Renewal= only operates at subscription 
> renewal time, not immediately.
> 
> Any advice welcome.


http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/1.8e/sitemgr/listkeyw.html#kRenewal

If you read the above info on Renewal=  you will see you have several 
options. One being setting a specific date, such as  
Renewal= 2005/08/13,Delay(x),Probe

You could edit the PROBE1 template to be more specific regarding the 
receipt of this message from an old list.