Re: verify subscribers-can it be changed?

[sue@xxxxxxxxx (Sue Chester)]

Hello Jim,
  Are you trying to send to the list request address with an HTML 
mail client?  If so, this is most likely the problem-Post.Office only 
understands plain text messages for the subscribe/unsubscribe 
commands.

Sue

On Monday, February 24, 2003, at 08:43 AM, Jim Sheffer wrote:

> Ok-
>
> I had this problem with this very list when first subscribing, and
> continue to have it with lists that i set up.
>
> when I try to verify signing up to a mailing list, I get an email
> telling me to send a message with the enclosed 4 lines.
>
> Unfortunately, every time I've tried to simply hit reply and send the
> message back I get back an error page:
>
> **** No valid commands found.
> **** Commands must be in message BODY, not in HEADER.
>
> This happens every time, and with different people trying.
>
> How can I fix this to work?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Jim
>
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