Hi Michael, I think this has already been answered, but if you look at the reply saying "'37d ' is not a valid duration.", you will note that it then says, " Durations are: [<num> d] [<num> h] [<num> m] [<num> s]" What is probably NOT apparent using speech is that there is a space after the number. Your command should be:- vacation space 37 space d As in: Vacation 37 d George. > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael > Sent: 30 July 2004 22:06 > To: access > Subject: [access-uk] to the moderators > > Hi i am trying to go no mail from monday 2nd of august to the > 7th of september and here is what i am putting in the subject > line after adding the word request in the address. I have > tried 3 times and all i get is the following answer. Firstly > i have put vacation 37 then i tied vacation #37 and finaly > vacation 37d and here is what i got in reply, which seems to > say that what i have put in the subject box is not valid. > Request received for list 'access-uk' via request address. > >> vacation 37d > '37d ' is not a valid duration. > Durations are: [<num> d] [<num> h] [<num> m] [<num> s] > > Since a valid command was found in the Subject field, your > message body won't be checked for further commands. > > --- > Ecartis v1.0.0 - job execution complete. > > Do i have to unsubscribe to go no mail or is there some thing > i am missing. I got the information on how to go no mail > from the list so what is going wrong. > > I don't have this trouble from any other list when going no mail. > > > > > ** Going on holiday and want to halt messages? Send a message to:- > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** vacation ## d > ** where ## is the number of days followed by d for days. > ** For other things like digest mode, send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > -- No attachments (even text) are allowed -- -- Type: application/ms-tnef -- File: winmail.dat ** Going on holiday and want to halt messages? Send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** vacation ## d ** where ## is the number of days followed by d for days. ** For other things like digest mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq