On Aug 14, 2006, at 11:53 AM — 8/14/06, Wayne T Smith wrote:

> Listserv already sends compendiums, confirmations, welcome  
> messages, etc. from itself.
> Listserv *could* accept e-mail and generate a distribution with the  
> list posting address as sender if LSoft would choose to do so.
> Listserv *could* be the author, but LSoft chooses not to provide  
> that function (for what may be good reasons, but I don't know what  
> they might be).  IMHO, saying RFC822 prohibits Listserv from  
> sending mail "from the list" is so much "hooey".
> cheers, wayne  (Yes, I know I'm not going to change the LSoft  
> collective "mind"!)

Hopefully not. Working with L-Soft products were become a pain in the  
neck if they diverted from established protocol. What's the point of  
having protocols such as the RFC's if no software developers abided  
by them?