Suzanne: try "subscribing" to 'HISTORY@MCGILL1', in order to circumvent the problem, until it is fixed. Owners of HIST-L@UKANVM (and LSTOWN-L subscribers): Why does the list-definition for 'HIST-L@UKANVM' list various "peer" sites, but those peer sites have *no* knowledge of the list? Some globally-known lists: HIST-L@UKANVM History - Peer Distribution List HISTORY@CSEARN History Discussion Forum HISTORY@IRLEARN History HISTORY@MCGILL1 History - History Discussion Forum HISTORY@PSUVM History Discussion Forum HISTORY@RUTVM1 History Discussion Forum HISTORY@UBVM History Discussion Forum HISTORY@UMRVMB History Discussion List Extract from the headers of the 'HIST-L@UKANVM' mailing-list: * Peers=IRLEARN,RUTVM1,UBVM,HIST-L@UKANVM * Peers=UMRVMB,CSEARN,PSUVM,MCGILL1 I believe the above lines should be amended to read: * Peers=HISTORY@IRLEARN,HISTORY@RUTVM1,HISTORY@UBVM,HIST-L@UKANVM * Peers=HISTORY@UMRVMB,HISTORY@CSEARN,HISTORY@PSUVM,HISTORY@MCGILL1 ----------Original message from Netnews: bit.listserv.help-net---------- Date: Wed, 19 Oct 1994 13:55:32 -0400 Sender: Bitnet/Internet Help Resource <[log in to unmask]> From: Suzanne LeBlanc <[log in to unmask]> Subject: listserv command X-SUB I am trying to subscribe to HIST-L at [log in to unmask] I have been asked to confirm and when I send the message "ok" I am told that I am not authorized to use the X-SUB command. What does this mean? I am not from a university so am sending the e-mail to [log in to unmask] Thank you Suzanne LeBlanc ([log in to unmask])