Two questions:

1) why is ROOT [attemtping] posting to your list?

2) generally certain "reserved" userids can NOT post to lists, which I
believe includes ROOT, POSTMASTER (and variations) -- why would you want
ROOT to post?

Otherwise issue the command

SERVE [log in to unmask]

/Pete

At 13:18 08/06/2003 Wednesday, Charlotte I. Calvert wrote:
 >-----Original Message-----
 >From: Charlotte I. Calvert [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
 >Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 7:53 AM
 >To: LISTSERV give-and-take forum
 >Subject: Served out error
 >
 >
 >We're using L-Soft list server (1.8e) and have set up a listserv that
 >only replies to the sender and only that sender may send.  The list has
 >been disabled through aliases for several months and now that we
 >reinstated it we get the following message:
 >
 >An error occurred while processing file 4768 from
 ><mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]:
 >"Mail has been received on the LISTSERV mailbox from a user which had
 >been served out".
 >
 >Any suggestions?   Thanks!   ...Charlotte Calvert
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