On Tue, 17 Sep 1996 02:13:33 EDT Bill Gruber said:
>On Mon, 16 Sep 1996 15:13:35 EDT Harold Pritchett said:
>>It has always worked this way.  It works ONLY IF you have previously
>>subscribed to a list on this particular server and your name information
>>is in the "SIGNUP" file.  If not, you will be asked to re-send your command
>>with your complete first name and sirname appended.
>
>If you don't give a name on the SUBSCRIBE command and are not in the signup
>file, the SUBSCRIBE will still work if your name appears in the "From:" line
>of the email - LISTSERV will pull it from there.
 
Then that's new.  It didn't used to work that way ;-)
 
Harold