On Thu, 16 Jul 1998 11:44:09 -0400, Pete Weiss <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >The administrator only has to be contacted if the administrator >explicitly issued the SERVE OUT. Otherwise it was done automagically by >the LISTSERV(R) software in response to too many invalid "commands" and >only requires that some other than the offending userid@node issue the >SERVE command. > >I don't know if the PW= is required for non-admin types. If it is the 'automatic' serve off from too many invalid command attempts (usually caused by sending a list posting to the LISTSERV@... address), then almost ANY other address except the one served off can issue the non-privileged command to SERVE user@address to restore service. No PW= is needed. If it is an explicit serve-off done by the site maintainer (usually for some egregious behavior), then only that or another maintainer can restore service and a PW= is needed.