>
>Can one of you LISTSERV wizards help me out?
>
>At SUNY-Binghamton, we have 7 nodes on bitnet. We also have a VAX running
>ULTRIX which is not connected to bitnet, but has an internet connection.
>
>In defining the service area for one of our local lists, I have used the
>following header info:
>
>*  Service= BING*,BINGVAXU.CC.BINGHAMTON.EDU
>*  Confidential= Service
>
>However, users on BINGVAXU are unable to subscribe to the list. They
>receive a message that they are outside the service area.
>
>Any ideas on how I can fix this?
>
>jb
 
I already hit this when we wanted to allow all campus nodes (Bitnet and
Internet) on a local list.  The catch is that your domain for internet
addresses *must* be in DOMAIN NAMES since LISTSERV validates addresses with
that file.  Until I registered .UAKRON.EDU and it appeared in DOMAIN NAMES
in Dec 1988, I manually added this entry to my DOMAIN NAMES each month.
 
I use:   * Service= AKRON*,*.UAKRON.EDU
         * Confidential= Service
in my local-only lists.
 
(Before .UAKRON.EDU was in DOMAIN NAMES, VAX1.CC.AKRON.EDU users would
 get that "you are outside the service area of this list" message.)
 
Gary