There are two ways to solve this problem. Both involve creating a
'listname MAILTPL' file to modify the message sent to the user when a
subscription request is received by LISTSERV. You can check the 1.8a
release notes or the list archives for more information about doing that.
Anyway, the three options are:
1. Send the message only to the list owner. To do this, add:
.CC OFF
to the message template.
2. Put the text of the survey directly in the message. The following
template instructions can help:
.TO &WHOM
.RE OWNERS
Personally, I would choose the second option. This saves time for the
list owner and the user doesn't get impatient if he's not in the same
time zone :-)
Note that .TO was introduced after 1.8a. I believe it should work on
MSU's server, which runs LTCP. But it will not work on vanilla 1.8a
servers.
Eric