On Mon, 16 Sep 1996 15:05:47 -0400 Joan Korenman said: > Hi, everyone. Have I been asleep? I have been under the >impression that to subscribe to a Listserv or Listproc list, one >sent the message SUBSCRIBE Listname Your Name . But I was just >poking around on LSoft's website, where it has its list of LSoft >lists, and the instructions given there are just SUBSCRIBE Listname. >That's true even for my list. This comes as news to me. When did >things change? Will both versions of the instructions continue to >work indefinitely? It has always worked this way. It works ONLY IF you have previously subscribed to a list on this particular server and your name information is in the "SIGNUP" file. If not, you will be asked to re-send your command with your complete first name and sirname appended. Harold