> LISTSERV tolerates warnings  for mail posted to a list.  After all, human
> beings are  going to  read it, and  they have the  option of  using their
> brains to figure out what was meant. LISTSERV does not, however, tolerate
> warnings for  messages containing commands  that have to be  executed. In
> this case it would  probably have worked out ok, in  other cases it could
> have led to incorrect results, possibly a loop, etc.
>
>   Eric
 
I understand your position and think that it's reasonable.  However, I
do believe that the message sent to the LISTSERV postmasters ought to
clearly indicate that the commands were not processed.  It suggests the
opposite now.