On Wed, 5 Jun 1996, Eric Thomas wrote:
> On   Wed,    5   Jun    1996   12:34:08   EST    LISTSERV   Administrator
> <[log in to unmask]> said:
>
> >>This is because the  contents of the template are just  a few lines out
> >>of a larger  message that is being prepared by  LISTSERV to contain the
> >>reply to the user's command(s)
> >
> >Not true... with SUB_OWNER, that's the  only message that's sent back to
> >the user.
>
> Not true. With SUB_OWNER, this is the  text of the reply to the SUBSCRIBE
> command, which is inserted  in the job reply after the  '> sub blah blah'
> line. Other  commands in the  job will then  be processed, and  so forth.
> This is NOT a separate message like for instance the welcome message, but
> part of  a larger message  that LISTSERV  prepares itself to  contain the
> reply to the commands being issued.
 
I really hate to disagree with Eric but here's the results of my attempt
to subscribe and all I get back in the portion fomr the MAILTPL file in the
>>> SUB_OWNER area.
Jim...
 
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From [log in to unmask] Wed Jun  5 14:50:55 1996
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 1996 14:38:09 -0400
From: "L-Soft list server at UBVM (1.8b)" <[log in to unmask]>
To: Jim 'Testing' Gerland <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Message ("UNIVPD-L is a restricted mailing list. It is...")
 
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me. The fax number  is (716) 645-3758. You may also attach  to your email a
copy of your ID in jpg, gif or pdf  format if you can scan your ID into one
of those formats. Lt. John H. Jordan Dept. of Public Safety SUNY at Buffalo
Amherst, NY 14260