>>If you send a 'SUBSCRIBE LSTOWN-L Pat Letendre' command >>to [log in to unmask], you'll get either: >> - you are already subscribed, >> - welcome to the list >> >>Send a 'QUERY LSTOWN-L' to the same ID to examine your "settings", >>e.g., mail/nomail, file/nofile. While you are at it, also observe the REPRO option: NOREPRO means that you do NOT receive your OWN postings. BTW, a "Q" to the LISTSERV takes a different (network) return path compared to a LSTOWN-L's distributions. What does this mean concretely? It means that though a "Q" command response may be received by you, the LSTOWN-L distributions may be delayed (and/or bounced) for any one of a dozen reasons. That's were LISTSERV-cognizant sysadmins (usually) come in: they check LISTSERV Distribute paths, NJE/Internet connec- tivity, Domain Name System inconsistences, recent switching of IP addresses w/ too long TTLs, e-mail forwardings, and the phase of moon. My advise to users is NEVER send a test message to a list. That 'cure' is always worse than the disease, spawning lots of other messages ;-) -- co-owner INFOSYS, TQM-L, CPARK-L, ERAPPA-L, JANITORS, LDBASE-L, et -L [log in to unmask] "My lists are w/o PEERS ;-)" s/me +1 814 863 1843 31 Shields Bldg. -- Penn State Univ -- University Park, PA 16802-1202 USA