I am new to Listserv and in the process of setting up some announce-only
private lists for an organization.  In the process of doing some very minor
tests, I am getting the following error on e-mails that are about two
sentences long (i.e. short and to the point).  I have sent 11 e-mails; 2
were successful and the other 9 gave the following error.

Your message is being returned to you unprocessed because it looks like a
LISTSERV command, rather than material intended for distribution to the
members of the TSTRNL-L list. Please note that LISTSERV commands must ALWAYS
be sent to the LISTSERV address; if it was indeed a command you were
attempting to issue, please send it again to [log in to unmask]
for execution. Otherwise, please accept our apologies and try to rewrite the
message with a slightly different wording - for instance, change the first
word of the message, enclose it in quotation marks, insert a line of dashes
at the beginning of your message, etc.

The problem is there seems to be no logical reason why 2 were successful
while the others failed.  I cannot tell the difference in the e-mails.  I
have gone through the process of eliminating top banner, bottom banner, and
the body of the e-mail and all other combinations and can find no common
thread.

Does anyone know of a troubleshooting guide for rejected postings and/or how
LISTSERV interprets messages to determine that an e-mail "looks like a
LISTSERV command"???  Does it look at the banners as part of the e-mail?

Any advice or assistance would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

...Wes Anderson
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