Roger,
    I've been seeing this for quite a while.  I'll add my vote for
getting rid of the TO command.
                                                                Brian
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Brian Lesser                    Bitnet/
Senior Technical Analyst        Internet: [log in to unmask]
University of New Brunswick
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> I get a fair number of these bounce messages that appear to be
> caused by people sending messages to LISTSERV as if they were
> talking to a person.  When the message beigins with the word
> "To", the undocumented LISTSERV TO command causes the reply
> to be redirected to a garbase address.  I've corresponded with
> Eric about this, asking that the TO command be removed or renamed.
> He said that he is concerned that there might be someone using it
> somewhere and would like to heear from other LISTSERV maintainers
> before doing something about the problem.  So I'm here asking if
> others see the same problem.
>
> == Forwarded Mail ==
>
> MAIL VIA BITNET FROM [log in to unmask]  SUNDAY  03/17/96  7:33:40 P.M.
>
> Received: from LIST.NIH.GOV by NIHCU (Mailer) id  753;
>               Sun, 17 Mar 96  19:33:40 EST
> Received: from LIST.NIH.GOV by LIST.NIH.GOV (Mailer R2.10 ptf000) with BSMTP id
>  0752; Sun, 17 Mar 96 19:32:27 EST
> Date:         Sun, 17 Mar 1996 19:32:26 -0500
> From:         "L-Soft list server at NIHLIST (1.8b)" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject:      Delivery error report from WR.COM.AU
> To:           Roger Fajman <[log in to unmask]>,
>               Tom onWylbur <[log in to unmask]>
> X-LSV-ListID: None
>
> The enclosed message, found in the LISTSERV mailbox and shown under the spool
> ID 0751 in the  system log, has been identified as  a possible delivery error
> notice for the following reason: mail origin seems to be a mailer.
>
> ------------------------ Message in error (57 lines) --------------------------
> Received: from NIHLIST by LIST.NIH.GOV (Mailer R2.10 ptf000) with BSMTP id
>  0750; Sun, 17 Mar 96 19:32:24 EST
> Received: from wr.com.au by LIST.NIH.GOV (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with TCP;
>    Sun, 17 Mar 96 19:31:49 EST
> Received: by wr.com.au (5.x/SMI-SVR4-1.0)
>         id AB15535; Mon, 18 Mar 1996 11:36:07 +1000
> Date: Mon, 18 Mar 1996 11:36:07 +1000
> From: [log in to unmask] (Mail Delivery Subsystem)
> Subject: Returned mail: User unknown
> Message-Id: <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>
>    ----- Transcript of session follows -----
> <<< HELO LIST.NIH.GOV
> <<< MAIL FROM:<[log in to unmask]>
> <<< RCPT TO:<[log in to unmask]>
> 550 <[log in to unmask]>... User unknown
> <<< DATA
>
>    ----- Unsent message follows -----
> Received: from LIST.NIH.GOV by wr.com.au (5.x/SMI-SVR4-1.0)
>         id AA15525; Mon, 18 Mar 1996 11:36:07 +1000
> Message-Id: <[log in to unmask]>
> Errors-To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Received: from LIST.NIH.GOV by LIST.NIH.GOV (IBM VM SMTP V2R2)
>    with BSMTP id 0724; Sun, 17 Mar 96 19:31:23 EST
> Received: from LIST.NIH.GOV by LIST.NIH.GOV (Mailer R2.10 ptf000) with BSMTP id
>  0722; Sun, 17 Mar 96 19:27:49 EST
> Date:         Sun, 17 Mar 1996 19:27:49 -0500
> From: "L-Soft list server at NIHLIST (1.8b)" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject:      Output of job "tclarke" from [log in to unmask]
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> Command replies from [log in to unmask] are being forwarded to you.
>
> Unknown command - "THIS". Try HELP.
>
> > ME Australia which lists all Australian addresses.
> Unknown command - "ME". Try HELP.
>
> > the soc hasn't got an Internet link
> Unknown command - "THE". Try HELP.
>
> > Have a nice day and if these messages are automatically sorted I hope
> Unknown command - "HAVE". Try HELP.
>
> > someone picks this up on an error list
> Unknown command - "SOMEONE". Try HELP.
>
> > Kind regards Phil
> Unknown command - "KIND". Try HELP.
>
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>  CPU model:        9375                    DASD model:     9335
>