>Two questions:
>      (a)  Is there something I should have done to avoid this problem?

No

>      (b)  Is this bug known to the listserv developers (I'm using
>           version 1.8c under windows NT).  Can it be corrected?  Netscape
>           is such a widespread program that any mailing list
>           configuration must work under Netscape.

It's not a bug, but a feature of LISTSERV(R) to inhibit spoofing/typos
from WEB-based forms.

IMHO, the LISTSERV(R) design might not have taken

* SUBSCRIPTION= OWNER

into account when dealing with the cookie-method implemented for
WEB-based subscribes.

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