Hi Phil, I think in this case your mailer is adding that infernal equals twenty or something. Either that, or your reply is setting is adding the double > sign. I have Bcc:'d this message to the Moderator of the BookCourier list in the hope that he will be able to add phil.stephenson@xxxxxxxxx to the list manually. Keep your fingers crossed. George. > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20 > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stephenson, Phil > Sent: 25 June 2004 13:24 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Fwproblems joining book courier list:=20 > appsub bookcourier phil.stephenson@xxxxxxxxx=20 > 40DC1341:53CD.1:obbxpbhevre // eoj >=20 > Hi all, >=20 > Am trying to join Book Courier list. Sent blank email with word > 'subscribe' in subject title and then sent blank reply to the email > confirmation. However keep getting following message: >=20 >=20 > Anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? I know I had similar=20 > problems with > joining access-uk freelsits and George said could be something to do > with number of characters per line in Outlook however can't=20 > remember his > exact advice and don't seem to have kept his email - doh! >=20 > Thanks, >=20 > Phil >=20 >=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: FreeLists Mailing List Manager [mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]=3D2= 0 > Sent: 25 June 2004 12:59 > To: Stephenson, Phil > Subject: Ecartis command results: appsub bookcourier > phil.stephenson@xxxxxxxxx 40DC1341:53CD.1:obbxpbhevre // eoj >=20 >=20 >=20 > >> appsub bookcourier phil.stephenson@xxxxxxxxx=3D20 > >> 40DC1341:53CD.1:obbxpbhevre // eoj > Invalid number of parameters. >=20 > >> --- > Unknown command. >=20 > >> Ecartis v1.0.0 - job execution complete. > Unknown command. >=20 > ** Are you going on holiday and want to halt messages? > ** Send a message to access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type the word vacation > ** followed by a space, then the number of days you > ** wish to stop receiving messages for, followed by another > ** space and the letter d for days. > ** To leave the Access-UK list, send a message with the Subject:- > ** unsubscribe > ** to access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** Please do not put text or signatures in the message body > ** For other things like setting nomail when on holiday, > ** or digest mode, send a message, to=20 > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- > ** faq > ** Please do not put text or signatures in the message body. >=20 =0AThis Message has been scanned for viruses by McAfee Groupshield. ** Are you going on holiday and want to halt messages? ** Send a message to access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type the word vacation ** followed by a space, then the number of days you ** wish to stop receiving messages for, followed by another ** space and the letter d for days. ** To leave the Access-UK list, send a message with the Subject:- ** unsubscribe ** to access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** Please do not put text or signatures in the message body ** For other things like setting nomail when on holiday, ** or digest mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- ** faq ** Please do not put text or signatures in the message body.