On February 26, on [log in to unmask], Ben Parker said: >>On Wed, 26 Feb 1997 11:23:32 EST, Debbie Douglass >><[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> But I >>>got the following message back for each address in the list >>>"Invalid RFC822 address - 2AAACAA/AAAABB. Recipient ignored." >> >>What is happening is your 'helpful' mail editor pgm is word-wrapping the >>subscriber list lines that follow the List Header. The 2AAA etc stuff is >>binary encoding for various subscriber options. It is position sensitive >>and starts after the 80th char position of a line. When your 'helpful' >>editor pgm wrapps the line it folds the long line stuff (normally off the >>screen to the right side) around and puts it on a new line, which LISTSERV >>treats like a new subscriber address. My mail program does NOT word wrap. I even doublechecked it by sending the list to one of my other accounts on another site. and the lines are still 94 characters long. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] : May your sword always be within Systems Administrator : reach and may your Foe's skill GTE Government Systems, Needham, MA : and luck be less than your own. --