My 1/4 cent worth of answer:

> -----Original Message-----

> I still get:
>
>    ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
> "|/etc/smrsh/lsv_amin -t owner-listserv"
>     (expanded from: owner-listserv)
>
>    ----- Transcript of session follows -----
> sh: lsv_amin not available for sendmail programs
> 554 "|/etc/smrsh/lsv_amin -t owner-listserv"... Service unavailable
>
> What am I missing here?

My guess is that you're using sendmail. You shouldn't see a reference to sh
if you have setup your sendmail.cf file properly for smrsh.
Are you sure you have tweaked your sendmail.cf file for smrsh use as the
external program?