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Re: Not authorized
Valdis Kletnieks <[log in to unmask]>
Mon, 2 Oct 2000 10:26:58 -0400
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On Sat, 30 Sep 2000 22:48:23 EDT, Roger Fajman <[log in to unmask]>  said:
> > My first action after taking over an up-and-running LISTSERV, was to try to
> > create a new list.  LISTSERV replied
> >
> > "You are not allowed to create new lists.
> > (note - the request originated from [log in to unmask])"
>
> You need to use the list creation password.   This and many other things
> are documented in the L-Soft LISTSERV Site Manager's Operations Manual.
> it's available from http://www.lsoft.com.

In addition, make *real* sure your mail client isn't configured to send
mail as [log in to unmask] - we have list owners get caught by this
ALL the time, because they are in the list as [log in to unmask] but send mail
as [log in to unmask] or vice versa...


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                                Valdis Kletnieks
                                Operating Systems Analyst
                                Virginia Tech

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