Jean-Marc You used the wrong syntax to subscribe Jim Bier (I did this a few times in my early days as a listowner so empathize with your bewilderment!) SUB listname Subscriber's-name is the syntax an individual would use himself/herself to subscribe to your list, e.g., Jim Bier would say: sub spiramed Jim Bier in a message he sent to LISTSERV. He would not include his e-mail address as LISTSERV would take it from the return address of his subscription command message. This is the syntax you yourself would use in subscribing to the SPIRAMED list, which is why LISTSERV is modifying your existing subscription by changing your name in the subscription list to the character string you included following the list name: SPIRAMED When you act in your capacity as listowner to add someone to your list you must use the syntax: ADD listname emailaddress subscriber's-name, e.g. add spiramed [log in to unmask] Jim Bier Judith Hopkins, Listowner of Autocat [log in to unmask] On Fri, 6 Sep 1996, Jean-Marc Mantel wrote: > Each time I try to subscribe this person, the listserver > understands that I want to replace the name of my own > subscription with his email address. > > > I just sent the command > > sub spiramed [log in to unmask] Jim Bier pw > > to the server, so I don't understand what happens. > > I did it a few times, the answer is always the same as > below. > > > Have you an idea? > > Thank you for your help. > > > > > > > > > > > >On Thu, 5 Sep 1996 16:17:55 -0400 L-Soft list server at > >St. John's University (1.8b) wrote: > >>> sub spiramed [log in to unmask] Jim Bier > >>The name associated with your [log in to unmask] > >subscription has been > >>changed to "[log in to unmask] Jim Bier". > > > ------------------------------------- > > Jean-Marc Mantel, M.D. Psychiatrist > Coordinator: International Association of Spiritual > Psychiatry > List-owner: Spiramed, a list on 'spiritual approach to > medicine, psychology and psychiatry' > P.O. Box 131, Atlit 30300, Israel > Phone 972-4-9842812, fax 972-4-9842663 > E-mail: [log in to unmask] > > ------------------------------------- >