Listserv Errors
You will receive an e-mail response from listserv@listserv.pfw.edu after posting any listserv command. If the command fails the response will contain a brief error message meant to tell you what you did wrong. The more common messages are listed below with probable meanings:
- You must be the owner of list nameoflist
- You submitted a command that only the listserv owner can issue, or
- You are the owner but the password you supplied was not correct, or
- You are the owner but a password has not been set for the list.
- You must be a member of list nameoflist
- You submitted a request to a listserv which you are not subscribed to, or,
- You are subscribed under one e-mail address but you submitted a request from an e-mail account whose address is not subscribed to the listserv. For example, you are subscribed to a listserv under smithj@pfw.edu but sent the command from your home account at johnsmith@aol.com.
- Syntax error in command
- An improperly formatted command was sent to the listserv
- The command you sent was too long and wrapped to the next line (most mail programs wrap at 70-75 characters). If this is the case, you will have to shorten your command by abbreviating or removing the full name when applicable.
- Unknown command ${quote}......${quote} Try HELP
- An incorrect command was sent to the listserv
- The command you sent was too long and wrapped to the next line (most mail programs wrap at 70-75 characters.) If this is the case, you will have to shorten your command by abbreviating or removing the full name when applicable.
- The command you sent had a space or spaces at the beginning of the line (the command line send to the listserv should begin with the command, not a space.)