Yes:

The first line of text should be a double dash i.e.,

--

followed by the text on a new line.  Actually, I don't think it was the
"PLEASE" but the "REMOVE"

/Pete

At 13:45 02/26/2002 Tuesday, John Bevis wrote:
 >Is there any way to control the code that decides that a posting is a
 >Listserv command and rejects it?  I sure don't need people claiming
 >Listserv requires them to be impolite.
 >
 >>From [log in to unmask] Tue Feb 26 13:43:53 2002
 >Date: 26 Feb 2002 12:59:39 -0500
 >From: Chris Griffin <[log in to unmask]>
 >To: [log in to unmask]
 >Subject: [Fwd: Rejected posting to [log in to unmask]]
 >
 >Can we disable the feature that tries to be helpful and rejects your
 >postings if they start with "Please".  Half of my net-services posts get
 >rejected because I am so polite :-)
 >
 >Chris
 >
 >-----Forwarded Message-----
 >
 >> From: L-Soft list server at LISTS.UFL.EDU (1.8d) <[log in to unmask]>
 >> To: Chris Griffin <[log in to unmask]>
 >> Subject: Rejected posting to [log in to unmask]
 >> Date: 26 Feb 2002 12:08:43 -0500
 >>
 >> Your  message is  being returned  to you  unprocessed because  it looks
 >like a
 >> LISTSERV command, rather than material intended for distribution to the
 >members
 >> of the  NET-SERVICES list. Please  note that  LISTSERV commands must
 >ALWAYS be
 >> sent to the LISTSERV address; if it was indeed a command you were
 >attempting to
 >> issue, please send it again to [log in to unmask] for execution.
 >Otherwise,
 >> please accept  our apologies  and try  to rewrite the  message with  a
 >slightly
 >> different wording - for instance, change the first word of the message,
 >enclose
 >> it  in quotation  marks, insert  a  line of  dashes  at the  beginning
 >of  your
 >> message, etc.
 >>
 >> ------------------------ Rejected message (35 lines)
 >--------------------------
 >> Return-Path: <[log in to unmask]>
 >> Received: from smtp.ufl.edu (sp47en1.nerdc.ufl.edu [128.227.74.47])
 >>       by spnode30.nerdc.ufl.edu (8.12.1/8.12.1/2.2.3) with ESMTP id
 >g1QH8fEx034936
 >>       for <[log in to unmask]>; Tue, 26 Feb 2002 12:08:41 -0500
 >> Received: from vespoli.nerdc.ufl.edu (vespoli.nerdc.ufl.edu
[128.227.212.96])
 >>       by smtp.ufl.edu (8.12.2/8.12.1/2.3.5) with ESMTP id g1QH8ZEU035384
 >>       for <[log in to unmask]>; Tue, 26 Feb 2002 12:08:37 -0500
 >> Received: from vespoli.nerdc.ufl.edu (vespoli.nerdc.ufl.edu
[128.227.212.96])
 >>       by vespoli.nerdc.ufl.edu (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g1QH8at19954
 >>       for <[log in to unmask]>; Tue, 26 Feb 2002 12:08:36 -0500
 >> Subject: DNS changes
 >> From: Chris Griffin <[log in to unmask]>
 >> To: [log in to unmask]
 >> Content-Type: text/plain
 >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
 >> X-Mailer: Evolution/1.0.2
 >> Date: 26 Feb 2002 12:08:36 -0500
 >> Message-Id: <[log in to unmask]>
 >> Mime-Version: 1.0
 >> X-Scanned-By: NERDC Open Systems Group
 >(http://open-systems.ufl.edu/services/virus-scan/)
 >>
 >> Please remove:
 >>
 >> elm-core-rsm.ns.ufl.edu
 >> elm-core-5500.ns.ufl.edu
 >>
 >> from DNS
 >>
 >> Thanks
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