Wow! Can I use that (with proper attribution, of course, and possibly edited a little)? :) On Tue, 7 Nov 1995 11:07:25 EST Peter M. Weiss said: >There are almost an infinite variety of bounces, and >list-owners's responses there to. The question is >why does e-mail bounce? There are lots of reasons -- >some temporary, some permanent, some intermittent. >Lots of discussion in lstown-l and lstsrv-l archives >already on this topic. > >Only after time and experience will you be able to >recognize what YOU should do when. In fact, what >you do might change over time, even with plenty of >experience. Thus, it depends. > >As far as the "problem" subscription, have the user >cc: you in any e-mail to the LISTSERV. Then work >with your LISTSERV maintainer as well as your host >site sysadmin (if different) in checking the SMTP >logs (inbound and outbound) as well as any MAILER >involvement (if applicable). > >Remember, e-mail is NOT symmetrical i.e., just because you >can e-mail me, does not mean that I can e-mail you. > >-- co-owner INFOSYS, TQM-L, CPARK-L, ERAPPA-L, JANITORS, LDBASE-L, et -L >URL:mailto:[log in to unmask] "I've fallen and can't reach my keyboard" >31 Shields Bldg. -- Penn State -- University Park, PA 16802-1202 USA