Hello again, thank you Pete for your answers. > >1. Why is it that everytime I send a message to &OWNER (that is > >listname-request@MYHOST or owner-listname@MYHOST) the message gets routed > >through a listserv backbone server (vms.dc....)? The aliases > >listname-request and owner-listname is setup in my system so why does it > >go to vms.dc... and ends up by telling me that an error has occured... ??? > > Without actually viewing what you are viewing, I'll hazzard a guess: > you're using an Internet/bitnet gateway. Don't do that and it > might work as you desire. I think it might be related to the fact that I sent mail from a local host and the FQDN might have not be present which could have triggered the BITNET routing... would this make sense? I did not set in go.user the BITNET routing so I assume the default was dc.vms... and hence why I get error mail from this site. Is there a way to simply disable this feature? So that the address user@host would be translated into [log in to unmask] Also I then ensured that I would be getting the FQDN and it still reported an error this time from the host from which I sent the message...??? Any information on how to fix this would be appreciated... > >2. How can I have a command sent to listserv across more than one line? > >What is the escape character for continuing in another line? > > One syntax that seems to work: > > // command , > // operands > > > Notice the space before and after "command" > as well as the space before "operands" Would this be correct? // ADD , // loooooooooooooong_listname [log in to unmask] Naaaaaaaaaame Middleeeeeeee // Surnameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee BTW can we register middle names as well? or company info such as [log in to unmask] Jonh Smith (XYZ CO) Thanx. David M