On Fri, 19 Jan 1996 07:39:27 -0600 Ingrid H. Shafer said:
>I sent an earlier version of this request yesterday but it apparently
>wasn't distributed. I apologize if this is a repeat.  By now I have received
>several additional messages from subscribers who were sent renewal
>requests, did not renew, and continue to receive mail. In addition,
>I am now reasonably sure that we didn't start the list until about
>eight months ago, and I don't understand why the renewal requests
>are kicking in at this time.
 
I didn't see this the first time, but there's something interesting
about the renewal message:
 
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
                   ****!
>Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 10:07:53 -0500
>From: L-Soft list server at TEMPLEVM (1.8b) <[log in to unmask]>
>To: Judy Harrow <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Renewal of your subscription to the G-ETHIC list
>
>Fri, 27 Dec 1996 10:07:53
             ****!
>Your subscription to the G-ETHIC list is  due for renewal. [...]
 
Might VM.TEMPLE.EDU  have had the wrong date set for a while?
That would explain both the early renewal notices and the delay
in removing subscriptions.
 
Mark R. Williamson, Rice U., Houston TX; [log in to unmask]