On 18 Sep 98, at 7:53, Clark Pickett wrote: > > For the subscribe command, there is no ability to add a "Real Name" entry, > since LISTSERV doesn't read the body of the message. For those of us who > require "Real Name" entries, this is a problem we must deal with. I > purposely entered a fictitious name in the message body. LISTSERV did > ignore that, and it picked up my name entry from my e-mail program setup. > This may be OK if the person enters their real name in the setup. > However, many people use some type of nickname or pseudonym in their's. > Also, you run into the problem with AOL subscribers and the like whose > e-mail software doesn't retain and send any name entry. > In the list that I am most likely to use thes "aliases" - subscription is by application, so I don't need the "Firstname Lastname" part as they are going to get a membership form anyhow and then be hand added using the resonse form generated by Listserv ("so-and-so has requested to join") Liz Marr