On Wed, 24 Dec 1997 14:58:34 -0500, Ed Price <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Recent events have forced me to put one subscriber on "review.' >The first yet in the 2 1/2 year history of the ML. > >I now find that the instructions for the use of OK in the manual >are a bit vague ( to me - a perpetual newbie ) > >Would someone clarify the use of OK in releasing a message. > > Does one simply delete the body of the message and reply with OK Technically you don't need to delete the body of the msg (although I do) since most mailers set it off with > as 'quoted' which makes LISTSERV ignore the msg body. It is important to put the OK on the first 1-2 lines of the replied msg however. >or > Does the number in the subject have to be copied to body and sent >along with the OK. Only if you know your mailer limits the length of subject lines and would otherwise cutoff the 8 digit 'cookie' number from the Subject: line. >OR ??? > >I suspect I may be complicating something simple. No, you're asking the questions ahead of time, that's good. >Many Thanks and Best Wishes for the Season. Happy Holidays to you. -- __________________________________________________________________ Ben Parker ..... L-Soft international Inc. ..... [log in to unmask]