On Mon, 9 Aug 1999, Ben Parker wrote:

> On Sun, 8 Aug 1999 23:06:20 -0700, Liz Marr <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> >I've tried something simular to:
> >
> >Message from &USERNAME (&WHOM),
> >
> >in a banner and it doesn't work.
>
> This does not work.  The reason is that at the point in LISTSERV's message
> processing where the TOP_BANNER and/or BOTTOM_BANNER are evaluated and possibly
> added to the message, the &USERNAME (&WHOM) are not yet known.  They are
> evaluated later in the process.  Since these variables are undefined at the
> time, they cannot be used for this kind of substitution.

        Would it be possible to in the future make something like this
possible?  I don't PERSONALY like it, but it's a feature that I think
would probably be used.  By possible, I really do mean ``reasonably
possible'', that is, I know it almost certianly could be done, just not if
it would be worth it to do it...

                                                        Jessica

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