Re: Sending mail to a LISTSERV list on the local node

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From: Mark R. Williamson
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1992 22:25

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If you haven't added the list as a user in the CP directory, there is no
way for _anybody_ to send mail to it.  LISTSERV works by sweeping the
list's reader spool queue for new mail.  No CP directory entry, no spool
queue to hold the mail until LISTSERV gets around to processing it.

Mark R. Williamson, Rice U., Houston TX; MARK@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU or @RICEVM1

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Subject:      Re: Sending mail to a LISTSERV list on the local node
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