Uly V. Condevillamar" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> ...When I send a command *REVIEW [log in to unmask]* the listserver
> ([log in to unmask])sends back acknowlegdment.. a list of 300+
> subscribers on the list....However, when I post to the list
> [log in to unmask], the listserver would send (after some few
> minutes) me back an acknowledgment like this: Your message xxxxxx
> has been successfully distributed to 175 or so recipients....Is it
> possible that the listowners has *inflated the total number of
> subscribers* to make it appear that his *list* is really 'huge' and
> got lot of subscribers?
The discrepancy you've noted has a ready explanation. The REVIEW
command counts ALL the subscribers. When you send a note, however,
only those who IMMEDIATELY receive the note are counted. Those set
to NOMAIL or DIGEST are not included in the distribution count.
Jim Lyles ........ <[log in to unmask]> ........ Holly, Michigan, USA