Bill, An owner-'listname' address is NOT an alias to mail the list owner. The owner-'listname' address is used in the Return-Path: of a list message, probably to control bounces. If you were to mail it, you'd get an error message back and a copy is forwarded to the postmaster, which in your case is [log in to unmask] The mail system that generated the delivery error sent it back to the return path. -Jim -- Jim Serwinowski [log in to unmask] UB Listserv Administrator http://listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Bill Verity wrote: > Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 10:21:01 -0500 > From: Bill Verity <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: LISTSERV give-and-take forum <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Mail meant for owner-... going to postmaster instead > > Why did this mail go to "[log in to unmask]" rather than the owner of the > list? lsvmaint is not an owner and is only listed as the postmaster in the > /etc/aliases file on the aix machine and as POSTMASTER in the go.user file. > Perhaps another copy was sent to the owner-L-NEWS-WIRE. > > --- begin forwarded text > > > Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 00:12:11 -0500 > From: "L-Soft list server at LISTS.PSU.EDU (1.8d)" > <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: L-NEWS-WIRE: error report from B-F.COM > To: [log in to unmask] > X-LSV-ListID: None > > The enclosed message has been identified as a delivery error for the > L-NEWS-WIRE list because it was sent to [log in to unmask] > > ------------------------------ Message in error ------------------------------- > Received: from bfexternal2.b-f.com ([12.154.101.25]) > by f05n16.cac.psu.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id AAA71126 > for <[log in to unmask]>; Tue, 18 Dec 2001 00:03:55 -0500 > Received: from f05n16.cac.psu.edu ([128.118.141.59]) > by bfexternal2.b-f.com (Lotus Domino Release 5.0.6a) > with ESMTP id 2001121723555863:11612 ; > Mon, 17 Dec 2001 23:55:58 -0500 > Received: from f05n16 (f05s16.cac.psu.edu [128.118.141.59]) > by f05n16.cac.psu.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id AAA117560 > for <...>; Tue, 18 Dec 2001 00:02:41 -0500 > Message-Id: <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 00:02:41 -0500 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: DELIVERY FAILURE: User ... not listed in public Name & Address Book > To: "L-Soft list server at LISTS.PSU.EDU (1.8d)" > <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: [log in to unmask] > X-LSV-ListID: L-NEWS-WIRE > X-MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on BFExternal2/BF-Ext(Release 5.0.6a > |January 17, 2001) at > 12/17/2001 11:55:58 PM, > Serialize by Router on BFExternal2/BF-Ext(Release 5.0.6a |January 17, 2001) at > 12/17/2001 11:57:05 PM, > Serialize complete at 12/17/2001 11:57:05 PM > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: multipart/report; report-type=delivery-status; > boundary="==IFJRGLKFGIR16004UHRUHIHD" > > > --==IFJRGLKFGIR16004UHRUHIHD > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Your message > > Subject: Your removal from the L-NEWS-WIRE list > > was not delivered to: > > ... > > >