On Wed, 16 Mar 1994, Martin Raish wrote:
 
> A subscriber asked to be added to my list without
> a surname in her address.  I tried, but the system
> would not allow me to do so.  It insisted on the
> person having two names, or at least an initial and
> a name.  Is this a requirement of LISTSERV?
 
Yes.
 
> If so, can I override it?
 
If it can be done it's probably not worth the trouble.  Better to put in some
innocuous symbol in lieu of a surname, such as a period or a smilie.
 
 
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