I searched the server and there is no listview file. Someone on this list suggested that I ftp it from Lsoft's ftp server. I did find it there but am not sure how to compile just the listview.c file without re-compiling the whole listserv application. Does anyone know how to do that? Nelly. -----Original Message----- From: LISTSERV give-and-take forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of John Lyon Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 4:29 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Same email going out 4 times > >Another option would be to use the listview utility to convert the .LIST > >file to text: > > >Stop LISTSERV > >listview -h FEMINAMAIL.LIST > FEMINAMAIL.txt > > >Now edit FEMINAMAIL.txt to correct those lines or just remove them. Now > >rename FEMINAMAIL.txt to FEMINAMAIL.LIST Start LISTSERV > > I don't have the listview script. Is there a place where I can create it > without re-compiling listserv? listview.exe usually installs when installing LISTSERV. Mine (windows) is in the spool directory. The proper switch is actually -a, (my mistake), listview is discussed in Chapter 5.3. > -----Original Message----- > From: LISTSERV give-and-take forum > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of John Lyon > Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 12:51 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Same email going out 4 times > > > > I'm getting the following error messages for the FEMINAMAIL list that > > sent out the newsletter for what now turns out 8 times. Could and > > invalid > entry > > be the cause of multiple mailings? How can I fix an invalid entry in the > > list? I can't figure out where listserv is storing the lists email > > addresses. > > The list header, subscribers and their settings are stored in > FEMINAMAIL.LIST and you do have problems on the lines indicated. > You could use the backup copy (last used) by moving FEMINAMAIL.LIST from > the main (home) directory. Then rename FEMINAMAIL.OLDLIST to > FEMINAMAIL.LIST. > > Another option would be to use the listview utility to convert the .LIST > file to text: > > Stop LISTSERV > listview -h FEMINAMAIL.LIST > FEMINAMAIL.txt > > Now edit FEMINAMAIL.txt to correct those lines or just remove them. Now > rename FEMINAMAIL.txt to FEMINAMAIL.LIST Start LISTSERV > > This method is not recommend unless you know exactly what you are doing as > you could corrupt the list even more. > > > Also, I'm not really sure how target-soft.com & gerstl-haustechnik.de > would > > be able to actually post to the list because this is an announce only > list. > > By "reflecting" the message back to the list address so it is appearing to > come from the Editor. This happens if you fail to use CONFIRM. > > I would place the list on HOLD and change this line to: > Send= Editor,Hold,Confirm > > until you get everything fixed. Then FREE the list. Once freed, any posts > or "reflections" will go to the Editor/Moderator for approval, stopping > this loop. > > > > > ERROR MESSAGES > > >>> LSWLSTGN: Invalid entry in FEMINAMAIL list, line 790 > > >>> LSWLSTGN: data= > > >>> LSWLSTGN: Invalid entry in FEMINAMAIL list, line 855 > > >>> LSWLSTGN: data= > > >>> LSWLSTGN: Invalid entry in FEMINAMAIL list, line 1067 > > >>> LSWLSTGN: data= > > >>> LSWLSTGN: Invalid entry in FEMINAMAIL list, line 1068 > > >>> LSWLSTGN: data= > > >>> LSWLSTGN: Invalid entry in FEMINAMAIL list, line 1077 > > >>> LSWLSTGN: data= > > >>> LSWLSTGN: Invalid entry in FEMINAMAIL list, line 1078 > > >>> LSWLSTGN: data= > > >>> LSWLSTGN: Invalid entry in FEMINAMAIL list, line 1079 > > >>> LSWLSTGN: data= > > >>> LSWLSTGN: Invalid entry in FEMINAMAIL list, line 1080 > > >>> LSWLSTGN: data= > > >>> LSWLSTGN: Invalid entry in FEMINAMAIL list, line 1081 > > >>> LSWLSTGN: data= > > >>> LSWLSTGN: Invalid entry in FEMINAMAIL list, line 1082 > > >>> LSWLSTGN: data= > > >>> LSWLSTGN: Invalid entry in FEMINAMAIL list, line 1083 > > >>> LSWLSTGN: data= > > >>> LSWLSTGN: Invalid entry in FEMINAMAIL list, line 1084 > > >>> LSWLSTGN: data= > > >>> LSWLSTGN: Invalid entry in FEMINAMAIL list, line 1085 > > >>> LSWLSTGN: data= > > >>> LSWLSTGN: Invalid entry in FEMINAMAIL list, line 1086 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: LISTSERV give-and-take forum > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Valdis Kletnieks > > Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 2:29 AM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: Same email going out 4 times > > > > > > On Fri, 07 Nov 2003 00:01:00 EST, Nelly Yusupova <[log in to unmask]> said: > > > Hmmm...this is the header for one of the messages. Why are there so > > many > > > > Received lines? Can someone explain how this header could be the reason > > the > newsletter went out multiple times? > > > > > Received: from mailout03.sul.t-online.com (mailout03.sul.t-online.com > > > [194.25.134.81]) by echo.cgim.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP > id > > > hA6A0Jh06799 for <[log in to unmask]>; Thu, 6 Nov 2003 > > > 05:00:19 -0500 (EST) > > > Received: from fwd07.aul.t-online.de by mailout03.sul.t-online.com with > > smtp > > > id > > > 1AHheJ-00065k-0M; Thu, 06 Nov 2003 11:45:59 +0100 > > > Received: from target01.target-soft.com > > > (JT5fvBZ6gekbuVfexZx3ZJSpLV7mpWdRvK7BdqXZhnL4+O+Uvo9nYq@[80.131.155.14] > > > ) > > by > > > fmrl07.sul.t-online.com with > > > esmtp id 1AHheA-2Bomgq0; Thu, 6 Nov 2003 11:45:50 +0100 > > > > It's looping. Do you have the loop detector disabled, it SHOULD usually > > catch these. > > > > > Delivered-To: [log in to unmask] > > > Received: (qmail 15588 invoked by uid 110); 6 Nov 2003 10:35:49 -0000 > > > Delivered-To: [log in to unmask] > > > Received: (qmail 15584 invoked from network); 6 Nov 2003 10:35:49 -0000 > > > > Apparently, somebody at target-soft.com is doing something evil/stupid > with > > the mail and reposting it. But wait.... > > > > > > > Received: from mailout04.sul.t-online.com (mailout04.sul.t-online.com > > > [194.25.134.18]) by echo.cgim.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP > id > > > hA63gvh18595 for <[log in to unmask]>; Wed, 5 Nov 2003 > > > 22:42:57 -0500 (EST) > > > Received: from fwd09.aul.t-online.de by mailout04.sul.t-online.com with > > smtp > > > id > > > 1AHbl5-0001Cw-00; Thu, 06 Nov 2003 05:28:35 +0100 > > > Received: from gerstl1.gerstl-haustechnik.de > > > > > > > (E2I-F6ZGgeAd9qt9MMdlm51uz7kEjPKSszL5PCAPVXFBBJAarKg96M@[217.228.219.48]) > > by > > fmrl09.sul.t-online.com with > > esmtp id 1AHbl3-1L32n20; > Thu, 6 Nov 2003 05:28:33 +0100 > > thread-index: > AcOkHm9XTGi2FHQ1QI61LfeHht3O0g== > > Received: from mail pickup service by > gerstl1.gerstl-haustechnik.de with > > Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 6 > Nov 2003 05:28:31 +0100 > > Here's another loop - but THIS one was a > gerstl-haustechnik.de recipient, > but it ended up at a > fwd*.auk.t-online.de machine again... > > If I didn't know better, I'd say > you have 2 subscribers who are forwarding > their mail, and t-online.de is > intercepting the forwarding and then > botching it. The odd part is that > in that failure mode, it *should* have > gone into Sorceror's Apprentice > mode (both subscriber's forwarding should > have been trapped and sent > back, causing 2 reposts, then both of those > should have generated 2 more, > an those 4 should have....). I'm really > confused why t-online.de did it > 2 different times for 2 different > subscribers. > > This is just too > bizarre for me to decypher at 2:30AM (and that's saying a > lot.. ;)