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Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 17:35:45 EDT
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mike.dennison@ntlworld.com writes:

> I finally got through when I changed 
>  one word - that is the one that looks a bit like 
>  'unsubscrobe'.
>  Is this a forbidden word in messages?

Depending how majordomo is set up, yes.  One of its options is a feature to 
allow certain administrative tasks to be done by sending messages to the list 
by e-mail.  Majordomo watches for certain keywords to determine if it's an 
administrative command.  Such a message does not go to the list members, but is 
processed by majordomo itself--IF the message also contains a password, and if 
the syntax is correct.  However, if a list member unintentionally uses one of 
the keywords, the message simply dies in transit.

In a majordomo installation, this feature is on by default.  I was surprised 
when we uncovered the fact by accident on the lwca.org reflector, since it's a 
potential security weakness.  I suspect the manager of this reflector became 
aware of it through majordomo error messages when you attempted to post 
previously.  If so, he has now turned it off, because Mike WE0H managed to post a 
quote containing a couple of the keywords just a few hours after your "Forbidden 
word?" query.

73
John