On: Wed, Jan 09, 2002 at 09:16:25AM -0400,Russ Hunt Wrote:

} I'm getting acknowledgement messages from lstown-l when I post. When
} I responded to the ack message with "set lstown-l noack," it told me
} I'm not subscribed. But I just checked my options on the Web site at
} PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM, and my account is set at noack. I seem to
} remember that this has something to do with "peering" -- but I'm
} damned if I can figure out what (or why a list needs to be "peered.")
}
} Could somebody enlighten a dummy?

Yes, this list is peered with a server in Europe.  Easiest fix is to
subscribe to the European server, then set yourself to NOMAIL, NOACK on
that server.

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