Hi Tom:

I got one too!

I have no idea!
73s
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 9:43 AM
Subject: Fw: Your message to [log in to unmask]


> Does anyone know what this is all about or where this came from?
>
> I didn't send anything to the list, and yet got this e-mail.
>
> Hmmmm!
>
> Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "L-Soft list server at St. John's University (1.8d)"
> <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 8:43 AM
> Subject: Your message to [log in to unmask]
>
>
> > Wed, 10 Mar 2004 08:43:06
> >
> > Your message to [log in to unmask]  has been forwarded
to
> > the "list owners" (the people who manage the LHON list). If you wanted
to
> > reach a  human being, you used  the correct procedure and  you can
ignore
> > the remainder of this  message. If you were trying to  send a command
for
> > the computer to execute, please read on.
> >
> > The LHON list  is managed by a LISTSERV server.  LISTSERV commands
should
> > always     be     sent     to      the     "LISTSERV"     address,
ie
> > [log in to unmask] LISTSERV never  tries to process
messages
> > sent to  the LHON-request  address; it  simply forwards  them to  a
human
> > being, and acknowledges receipt with the present message.
> >
> > The "listname-request" convention originated on  the Internet a long
time
> > ago. At  the time, lists were  always managed manually, and  this
address
> > was defined as an alias for the  person(s) in charge of the mailing
list.
> > You would write to the  "listname-request" address to ask for
information
> > about the list, ask  to be added to the list,  make suggestions about
the
> > contents and policy, etc. Because this  address was always a human
being,
> > people  knew and  expected to  be  talking to  a  human being,  not to
a
> > computer.  Unfortunately, some  recent  list  management packages
screen
> > incoming  messages  to  the  "listname-request" address  and  attempt
to
> > determine whether they are requests to  join or leave the list. They
look
> > for words such as "subscribe," "add,"  "leave," "off," and so on. If
they
> > decide your message is  a request to join or leave  the list, they
update
> > the list automatically;  otherwise, they forward the message  to the
list
> > owners. Naturally, this means that if  you write to the list owners
about
> > someone else's  unsuccessful attempts to  leave the list, you  stand
good
> > chances of  being automatically removed  from the list, whereas  the
list
> > owners will never receive your message. No one really benefits from
this.
> > There is no  reliable mechanism to contact a human  being for
assistance,
> > and you can never  be sure whether your request will  be interpreted as
a
> > command or as a message to the list owners. This is why LISTSERV uses
two
> > separate addresses, one for the people in  charge of the list and one
for
> > the computer  that runs it.  This way you  always know what  will
happen,
> > especially if you are writing in a language other than English.
> >
> > In  any case,  if your  message was  a LISTSERV  command, you  should
now
> > resend it  to [log in to unmask]  The list owners  know
that
> > you have  received this message and  may assume that you  will resend
the
> > command  on your  own. You  will find  instructions for  the most
common
> > administrative requests below.
> >
> > *********************
> > * TO LEAVE THE LIST *
> > *********************
> >
> > Write to [log in to unmask] and, in  the text of your
message
> > (not the subject line), write: SIGNOFF LHON
> >
> > ********************
> > * TO JOIN THE LIST *
> > ********************
> >
> > Write to [log in to unmask] and, in  the text of your
message
> > (not the subject line), write: SUBSCRIBE LHON
> >
> > ************************
> > * FOR MORE INFORMATION *
> > ************************
> >
> > Write to [log in to unmask] and, in  the text of your
message
> > (not the  subject line),  write: "HELP" or  "INFO" (without  the
quotes).
> > HELP will give you a short help  message and INFO a list of the
documents
> > you can order.