On 17 Feb 2005 at 14:11, Pete Weiss wrote:

> I have found (haven't checked it lately) that the -SUBSCRIBE-REQUEST@ variant is
> NOT bullet-proof: for those folks who generate mail with a 
> 
> 
> FROM: userid@node
> 
> 
> w/ NO Name field, the subscribe will fail.

No longer true in LISTSERV 14.3, and I think even in later versions 
of 1.8e. 

Another option, IFF your LISTSERV site is configured to do 
mail-merge, is to set Mail-merge=Yes in your list header and add a 
&*TICKET_URL(listname,command); in your bottom banner. This makes a 
clickable link that goes to the web site and actually does the action 
requested.

Francoise