> ->I still advocate that subscribers should be told the drill is:
> ->
> ->sub listname Firstname Lastname
>
> It would help if listserv itself standardized on some kind of name form
> here.  Lets say the standard was 'FirstName LastName'.  Sometimes, we
> get a subscriber who forgets to substitute their own name; they use,
> literally, 'FirstName LastName'.  Ok, it sounds stupid, right? But they
> might be new to the net.  Or, in my case, I manage a number of cancer
 
For generic instructions I use the usual form.  But, if someone is having
trouble subscribing I make it explicit.  For example, for Jane Doe I
would tell her to send
 
SUB AUTOCAT Jane Doe
 
substituting the proper listname for what ever list is in question,
of course.
 
Douglas
       Douglas Winship   Hays County, Texas  [log in to unmask]
                    Secondary AUTOCAT Listowner
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