On Tue, 7 Sep 1999 09:18:26 -0500, Tressa Graves <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Does ListServ have functionality to insert firstname, lastname and other
>variables within a message on an announcement-only list?

Yes, but only if the list is based in a DBMS, not a native LISTSERV format list,
and the mailing must be submitted as a DISTRIBUTE MAIL-MERGE job.  LSMTP 1.1b
(Classic) is also required as the outbound SMTP mailer.

LISTSERV's Mail-Merge functions are documented in the Developers Guide.