On Wed, 7 Feb 1996 18:34:50 -0600 dienes bruce p a said:
 
>I see these instructions for subscription in various LISTSERV templates,
>but as far as I can figure the instructions are incorrect.  Unless you
>have already subscribed to a list on a given node, you will not be in
>the database and your subscription will be refused for lack of a
>FirstName LastName.
 
Partly true - if your name is on the From: line though, then LISTSERV will
grab it from there.  Not much help to folks from AOL and such though, who
don't get to put their names in the From: line.
 
Bill