OK - I went and looked up the first time I asked for help on this issue.
The extra spaces started when we upgraded to Outlook 2000.  :-)  Sorry
for the confusion, but it was a long time ago.

It seemed that it stopped at some point when the IT guys put some
service pack or another on the box. I'd ask, but due to turnover no one
is here who is likely to know exactly what fixed it.

I'll copy in the original post I made.

Shannon
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We recently upgraded to Exchange 2000, and it is doing something very
weird to our listserve mail. Not only the lists we host, but to mail I
am getting from other listserv lists. It is putting 2 or so spaces in
front of the subject line of messages that come via listserv.

Anyone have any ideas? It is breaking people's mail rules, and I am
getting a lot of complaints.

TIA for any advice,

Shannon
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Shannon Ahern Ikeda
DevelopMentor WebMistress
310-543-1716
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"Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little
things . . . I am tempted to think there are no little things."
  - Bruce Barton



-----Original Message-----
From: Ahern Ikeda, Shannon 
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 10:15 AM
To: 'LISTSERV give-and-take forum'
Subject: RE: Re: prepending spaces to the subject line


Yes - I misspoke. It is an Outlook problem.

Shannon
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DevelopMentor WebMistress
http://www.develop.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Serwinowski [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 10:07 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: prepending spaces to the subject line


I don't think this has anything to do with Exchange - we have the same
problems periodically and have a unix-based mail system. Every instance
I've seen this on was with a message composed in Outlook 5.50. It's not
a list configuration issue.

-Jim

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UB Listserv Administrator       http://listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu


On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Ahern Ikeda, Shannon wrote:

> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 09:30:18 -0800
> From: "Ahern Ikeda, Shannon" <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: LISTSERV give-and-take forum <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: prepending spaces to the subject line
>
> It's not Listserv - it's Exchange. (Imagine that!)   :-)
>
> I reported this problem several months ago, and someone else on this
> list has officially submitted it to MS as a bug.
>
> Shannon
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Shannon Ahern Ikeda
> DevelopMentor WebMistress
> 310-543-1716
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> I *am* the middle tier!
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John W. Luther [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 8:01 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: prepending spaces to the subject line
>
>
> Hey.
>
> Our E-Mail Guys (TM) are now complaining to me that Listserv is
> prepending a couple of space characters to the subject lines of each
> e-mail that flows through it.  I hadn't noticed because I use Eudora.
> They all use Outlook (our email system is Exchange 5.5 in transition
> into Exchange 2K) and it seems to be very noticeable when Outlook
> displays mail.  First, it doesn't look pretty when they read their
mail,
> the subject lines don't all line up nice.  Second, and more
importantly,
> they wonder what else Listserv is doing to the mail as it processes
it.
>
> Anyone want to venture an opinion on why the spaces are being
prepended?
>
> Anyoine want to venture an opinion on what other changes Listserv is
> making?
>
> If you have references to manual entries, please toss them my way and
> I'll read about it.
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
> John
>
> --
> John W. Luther
> Systems Administrator
> Computing and Information Services
> University of Missouri - Rolla
>
> Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.
>
>
>