> >
> > From:   William Schipper <[log in to unmask]>
>
> LISTSERV will take the "name" in whatever format the subcriber gives,
> and that is the "name" listserv uses.  As to correcting the "name"
> for distribution, Eric knows best about that.  However, things like
> Winship, Douglas
> <Douglas Winship>
> (Douglas winship)
> Douglas Winship [log in to unmask]
> etc.
>
 
I approve all subscriptions, and I make sure the names are in a standard
format and order (first name, initial, last name) before approving the
subscription, so that the subscriber list will sort properly.  The problem
I described concerns what goes in the From: line, and that is determined
by SMTP protocols, as Eric noted last night.  I am putting together a
perl script that will standardize that as well;  or rather, I have a
student who is doing it for me.
 
Thanks for all the responses.
 
Bill
 
 
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Memorial University                 Fax: 709-737-4528
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