It appears that I'm getting acks from Sweden (<[log in to unmask]>), not from peach.ease.lsoft.com. Here's the header on the service message: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Received: from SpoolDir by ACADEMIC (Mercury 1.40); 13 Dec 100 16:15:48 AST4ADT Return-path: <> Received: from SEGATE.SUNET.SE (192.36.125.6) by academic.stu.StThomasU.ca (Mercury 1.40) with ESMTP; 13 Dec 100 16:15:38 AST4ADT Received: from VM.SE.LSOFT.COM (194.52.19.4) by SEGATE.SUNET.SE (LSMTP for OpenVMS v1.1a) with SMTP id <[log in to unmask]>; Wed, 13 Dec 2000 21:23:08 +0100 Received: from VM.SE.LSOFT.COM by VM.SE.LSOFT.COM (IBM VM SMTP V2R3) with BSMTP id 2407; Wed, 13 Dec 00 21:16:42 +0100 Received: from SEARN.SUNET.SE (NJE origin LISTSERV@SEARN) by VM.SE.LSOFT.COM (LMail V1.2d/1.8d) with BSMTP id 1486; Wed, 13 Dec 2000 21:16:43 +0100 Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 21:16:43 +0100 From: "L-Soft list server at SEARN (1.8d)" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Message ("Your message dated Wed, 13 Dec 2000 14:41:01. To: [log in to unmask] X-PMFLAGS: 33554560 0 > set lstown-l noack You are not subscribed to the LSTOWN-L list. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= I hadn't noticed that the sub information Jacob found already said my account was set NOACK (at least at peach.ease). =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= I dunno. Subscription looks OK to me: | > q lstown-l for [log in to unmask] | Subscription options for Russ Hunt <[log in to unmask]>, list | LSTOWN-L: | | MAIL You are sent individual postings as they are received | FULLHDR Full (normal) mail headers | REPRO You receive a copy of your own postings | NOACK No acknowledgement of successfully processed postings =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= I guess I don't understand peering . . . but it does seem peculiar that one location seems to know enough to process the postings and send an acknowledgement, but not to have me listed as a subscriber. I take it I'd get two acknowledgement messages, like Cleo, if both were set to ACK? (What's the point of this?) -- Russ __|~_ Russell A. Hunt __|~_)_ __)_|~_ Professor of English St. Thomas University )_ __)_|_)__ __) PHONE: (506) 452-0424 Fredericton, New Brunswick | )____) | FAX: (506) 450-9615 E3B 5G3 CANADA ___|____|____|____/ [log in to unmask] \ / ~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.StThomasU.ca/~hunt/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~