Eric Thomas <[log in to unmask]> replied:

>>Another person  noted that I  had two  carriage returns both  before and
>>after my 73 equal signs, instead of the usual one, but I have difficulty
>>believing that this is the cause of my problems.
>
>If you  have a  blank line after  the equal signs,  the RFC822  header is
>empty and you clearly have a problem.

Okay. That was it. I don't understand why, but it works, so thanks very
much. I still have a few hours of editing ahead of me to remove the extra
line.

So the rule is not just 73 equal signs, but that and no blank between it
and the header lines. I'm assuming that the order of the header lines isn't
critical, as I see that they are in a variety of orders.

>The commands that are actually missing
>are EXPLODE/MOVE, AFD/FUI, STATS, and old-style DATABASE.

I am not aware of EXPLODE/MOVE and fully realize that the old-style
DATABASE is obsolete. The commands that I miss are AFD/FUI and STATS as you
note, but even more GIVE and PACKAGE which you don't note.

I suspect many listowners are unfamiliar with these commands and don't know
what advantages they're missing.

Don.