I manually approved a posting to what is normally a self-moderated
list, and got the same message back, asking me (again) to approve it.
Listserv is treating my address [log in to unmask] simultaneously
as both an "unauthorized to post" address AND the address of one who
IS authorized to approve postings. VERY strange.
Here are the gory details:
First, the message from Listserv informing me that my message (i.e., the
one resent by me) has been submitted for approval:
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 15:16:47 -0500
From: "L-Soft list server at MITVMA (1.8b)" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Message ("Your message dated Wed, 20 Nov 1996 16:52:13...")
To: Shahrukh Merchant <[log in to unmask]>
Content-Type: text
X-Mozilla-Status: 0001
Your message dated Wed, 20 Nov 1996 16:52:13 -0300 with subject "Milonga,
Waltz and other things" has been submitted to the moderator of the TANGO-L
list: Shahrukh Merchant <[log in to unmask]>.
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This already appears explicitly self-contradictory, since Listserv
explicitly uses exactly the same address <[log in to unmask]>
both to send this message to, and as the address it believes is that of
the moderator.
OK, so it must be in my list header. I didn't see it, but here it is.
As you can see, Editor= includes "[log in to unmask]", and Send= is
set to "Editor".
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*
* Discussion of Any Aspect of the Argentine Tango
*
* Owner= [log in to unmask] (Mary Chen)
* Owner= Quiet:,[log in to unmask],[log in to unmask]
* Owner= [log in to unmask],[log in to unmask]
* Owner= [log in to unmask],[log in to unmask]
*
* Editor= [log in to unmask]
* Editor= (TANGO-L)
* Editor= [log in to unmask],[log in to unmask],[log in to unmask]
* Editor= [log in to unmask],[log in to unmask]
*
* List-ID= Tango
* List-Address= Listname
* Review= Owner
* Subscription= Open,Confirm
* Send= Editor
* Notify= [log in to unmask]
* Reply-To= Sender,Respect
* Files= Yes
* Digest= Yes,G,Daily,03:50,Size(2000)
* Ack= No
* Validate= Yes
* Notebook= No
* Stats= Normal,Private
* Errors-To= [log in to unmask]
* Default-Options= Repro,Shortbsmtp
* Auto-Delete= Yes,Semi-Auto,Delay(3),Max(100)
* Sizelim= 600
*
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Finally, here is the message I was asked to "(re-)approve". Note that it
already has the proper "Resent-From: [log in to unmask]" header
(as I was trying to approve it in the first place). The original sender
[log in to unmask] is not subscribed to the list, of course (hence
needing my approval). Listserv properly recognizes [log in to unmask]
as the new (resending) "sender", since it sent the informational message
"Your message ... had been submitted to the moderator ..." to that address,
but why didn't it recognize it as a valid one to approve in the first
place?
The only thing I can see that seems suspicious is that the first "Received:"
header line in the "Original Message" below seems improperly split on a period,
and doesn't have whitespace in the continuation line, but perhaps that's just
the way it was formatted ....
[This list (Tango-L) has been in operation for some years, but this is
the first time I've manually approved a posting to it, since it is self-
moderated. However, I do have another list (ballrm-m) to which I approve
postings manually all the time without a problem. Ballrm-m is identically
configured to (Tango-L), except that the "Editor= (LISTNAME)" line is
omitted, since ballrm-m is intended to be fully moderated.]
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Return-Path: <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 15:16:47 -0500
From: "L-Soft list server at MITVMA (1.8b)" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: TANGO-L: approval required (274C32)
To: Shahrukh Merchant <[log in to unmask]>
Content-Type: text
X-Mozilla-Status: 0001
This message was originally submitted by [log in to unmask] to the TANGO-L
list at MITVMA.MIT.EDU. You can approve it using the "OK" mechanism, ignore it,
or repost an edited copy. The message will expire automatically and you do not
need to do anything if you just want to discard it. Please refer to the list
owner's guide if you are not familiar with the "OK" mechanism; these
instructions are being kept purposefully short for your convenience in
processing large numbers of messages.
------------------------ Original message (237 lines) -------------------------
Return-Path: <[log in to unmask]>
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8b) with BSMTP id 7124; Mon, 9 Dec 1996 15:16:14 -0500
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Resent-Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 16:52:13 -0300
Resent-Message-Id: <[log in to unmask]>
Resent-From: [log in to unmask]
From: "Mabel Solis" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Milonga, Waltz and other things
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 16:52:13 -0300
Message-Id: <"uIEiG2.0.UX3.g37ho"@world>
To: [log in to unmask]
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