On Mon, 28 Feb 1994 11:37:42 CST Wendy Plotkin said: >I am trying to subscribe to Ldbase-L, and cannot seem to get beyond >the confirmation process. > >I have sent the confirmation message with only "ok" and with "ok" >followed by the number I was told to give. I get this kind of mail at least 3-5 times a week. The problem is almost always due to a difference between the sender's Internet and BITNET address and their method of sending/replying to mail. Here is my 'canned' response: Try this, I'm told this works almost all the time: 1) e-mail your 'sub' request to listserv 2) when you get the request to confirm: e-mail your 'ok' command to listserv *do not* use 'reply'