Hi, The LISTMAST MEMO says the following about the SUBSCRIBE command: > The SUBscribe command is LISTSERV's basic command, issued by users to > join mailing lists. This command can also be used to change one's > "full_name" field in LISTSERV's SIGNUP database (simply reissue the > command with the changed name). Note that the full_name is not > required if the user has previously signed up to lists on the same > LISTSERV server, or if the user has previously registered in > LISTSERV's SIGNUP database by using the REGISTER (q.q.v.) command. What I miss here is an exact description about how the command behaves if the full_name is omitted and the user is NOT in the SIGNUP database. I noticed in my logfile that sometimes users are subscribed regardless of a missing full_name/SIGNUP-record and sometimes not. Does it look for RFC822 phrases in front of route- addrs as follows? To: My Name <[log in to unmask]> Parser: To ":" phrase route-addr Does it look for comments after addr-specs? To: [log in to unmask] (My Name) Parser: To ":" route-addr comment Or does it even look in other headers? I'd like to have an imagination about how safely I can say 'Use the command SUBSCRIBE LIST-L to join the list' on my web page (That's also what the CATALIST service says). -- Peter 'Rattacresh' Backes, [log in to unmask] TURN OFF AUTO-QUOTING OF THE WHOLE TEXT IF YOU REPLY!!!