Yes, they get the error because they are doing something like

SIGNOFF listname John Doe

instead of

SIGNOFF listname

Nathan

On Fri, 28 May 1999 22:21:32 -0700 Dr. Denruth Lougeay said:
>Dear fellow listowners...
>
>I have had many members this year who want to unsubscribe and they all get a
>similar message as follows:
>
>Invalid option - "KAREN". The valid options are GLobal, LOCal and NETWIDE
>(minimum abbreviations shown in upper case).
>
>Everytime I have checked how they signed on AND the spacing AND the name of the
>list... but I see "nothing". It is usually the first name. Does anyone know why
>this message is  so frequently occuring?
>
>Any help would be appreciated...
>
>Thank you,
>Denee