On Fri, 5 Mar 2004 20:41:32 -0600, Winship <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>There are a lot of things these folk can't do if they can't receive the
>job outputs, which includes all "confirm" messages.

Subscription confirmation requests are sent with MAIL FROM:<>

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>Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2004 00:08:07 -0500
>From: "L-Soft list server at PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM (1.8e)"
<LISTSERV@ PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM>
>Subject: Command confirmation request (4F1DE3B6)
>To: Ben Parker
>
>Your command:
>                      SUBSCRIBE LSTOWN-L Ben Parker
>requires confirmation...

However in LISTSERV 1.8e a change was made so that Message Approval
confirmation requests are sent with non-blank MAIL FROM:<address> to overcome
the problem with non-receipt of mails with MAIL FROM:<>.  Perhaps the next
version of LISTSERV will make this happen for Subscribe and other confirmation
requests as well.

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>Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 03:42:27 -0700
>From: "L-Soft list server at Best Effort Co. (1.8e)"              <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: NACSE-D: approval required (7025B042)
>To: Ben Parker
>
>This message was originally submitted by xxxxxxxxx@aaaaaaaaaaaa to the NACSE-D
>list at LISTSERV.BESTEFFORT.COM.  You can approve it using  the "OK" mechanism
>(click on the  link below), ignore it,  or repost an edited  copy. The message
>will expire automatically and you do not  need to do anything if you just want
>to discard it.