Kevin J. Sinclair wrote, > Listserv just lets the subscription just goes in. I think listserv > ought to write back to them automatically, if they have used > literally 'FirstName LastName', and explain nicely that they > were supposed to substitute their real name. They can then do that, or > write to the owners for help. But if listserv did that, then the > subscriber lists would not have the occassional incorrect name field. > We require real names on all our subscriptions. This option could be > keyword controlled, also. > Before LISTSERV has that feature, perhaps the list owners can help by giving examples. In my help message to anyone who wants to join my list, I have "for example, SUB CHPOEM-L Edgar Allan Poe." (Just hope the user don't use *that* name! :-) Actually, "FirstName LastName" inputs are rare; perhaps it takes less effort for list owners to just remind those interesting people than to implement an auto detect function. (In my list, I don't even bother to remind them. First, it's a list for poetry and literature, and people love to use pennames. Secondly, the names shown up in the postings are not the registered names, but the names go with their e-mail accounts, I observed.) I have noticed that one has to put at least two words (FirstName, LastName) in the name field. (That's the reason I told Mondanna that she can't join us.) Is this really necessary? Jim -- Go isn't everything. Go is the only thing. -- zhuge