Well, obviously  my LISTSERV could  not support non-BITNET userids,  at least
not when  receiving mail from there...  The semantics seemed different.  I have
upgraded it and it should work now (I think).
 
  You were right  Niall, FRECP11-type LISTSERVs can be linked  as peers, eg you
include "TEST-L@BITNIC"  in the distribution  list of the FRECP11  LISTSERV and
"TEST-L@FRECP11" in the BITNIC list.  Provided that both are FRECP11 LISTSERVs,
of course...
 
  Today we got  LISTSERV at CEARN looping  on a rejection mail  from the TAUNOS
mailer. For  some reason  the mailer  sends rejection  mail to  the "Reply-to:"
userid instead  of the  "From:", which it  should not (I  think). And  for some
reason the CEARN-type LISTSERVs  (which seem to be of the  BITNIC stock) do not
transfer rejection mail  to their postmaster, which they should  (mine does, of
course :-) ). This little thing got me about 35 to 40 mail files with a variety
of nrecs  from 22 to  176 (repeated rejection headers  do tend to  lengthen the
mail file, don't they? :-) ). I have heard that the BITNIC LISTSERV indulged in
the same kind of loop, too (on the LIAISON list).
 
  I have completed the general user memo  and the list-owners one. I think that
I'll soon be able to release the code for testing -- after Rick has successful-
ly managed to issue a command to it (Rick, please send mail to LISTSERV@FRECP11
with "info" as mail text, and tell me what you get back). Just tell me to which
userid I am to send the files.
 
Cheers,
       Eric
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Date:         Wed, 16 Jul 1986 17:55 SET
Reply-to:     Distribution list for the Revised LISTSERV code <LSTSRV-L@FRECP11>
Sender:       Distribution list for the Revised LISTSERV code <LSTSRV-L@FRECP11>
From:         Eric Thomas <ERIC@FRECP11>
Subject:      Now shipping V1.2 code
 
  I am now  shipping the V1.2 code to  the list, except Jose, David  who has it
already and Gary (I'm  not sure whether you don't have  it already from David).
There are four files in the package, installation memo first. Hope nothing goes
wrong (crossing fingers...)
 
   Eric