From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Mar 10 20:30:49 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B78D237B404 for ; Mon, 10 Mar 2003 20:30:46 -0800 (PST) Received: from mta5.snfc21.pbi.net (mta5.snfc21.pbi.net [206.13.28.241]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 22D0243FB1 for ; Mon, 10 Mar 2003 20:30:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from fil_foster@pacbell.net) Received: from pacbell.net ([64.166.85.109]) by mta5.snfc21.pbi.net (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.1 HotFix 1.6 (built Oct 18 2002)) with ESMTP id <0HBK00H05HV9BR@mta5.snfc21.pbi.net> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 10 Mar 2003 20:30:45 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 20:51:18 -0800 From: fil_foster Subject: Re: unable to subscribe To: Jason Cribbins Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Reply-To: fil_foster@pacbell.net Message-id: <3E6D6B46.943F39FE@pacbell.net> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (X11; U; FreeBSD 4.3-STABLE i386) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Accept-Language: en References: <200303102057.22271.freebsd@kibserv.org> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Jason Cribbins wrote: > > I am unable to subscribe to freebsd-security-notifications...but I was able to > subscribe to about 6 other lists just fine > > I send in the request to subscribe...I get back the confirmation email with > the auth line...which I paste very carefully in another email to be sent > back.... > > but then instead of being subscribed I get another majordomo results email > stating my request was successful but I still need to confirm and my email > address is incorrect. > ---------- > > Basically I send this: > > subscribe freebsd-security-notifications > ---------- > > I get this > > commands (exactly as shown) back to "Majordomo@FreeBSD.ORG": > > auth 2cd8eff3 subscribe freebsd-security-notifications > freebsd@kibserv.org > > If you do not want this action to be taken, simply ignore this message > and the request will be disregarded. > ---------- > > Then I reply with this: > auth 2cd8eff3 subscribe freebsd-security-notifications freebsd@kibserv.or= > ---------- > > And I get this: > >>>> auth 2cd8eff3 subscribe freebsd-security-notifications > freebsd@kibserv.or= > **** Your request to Majordomo@FreeBSD.ORG: > **** > **** subscribe freebsd-security-notifications freebsd@kibserv.or= > **** > **** must be authenticated. To accomplish this, another request must be > **** sent in with an authorization key, which has been sent to: > **** freebsd@kibserv.or= > ---------- > > And yes I am 100% certain I have not mistyped my own email address 7 times in > a row. > > Jason Cribbins > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message Check at the bottom of the email with the subject "Majordomo results: unsubscribe freebsd-security-notifications" that is returned when you send the authentication code. You should find the following: **** **** Thanks! **** **** Majordomo@FreeBSD.ORG >>>> auth 2cd8eff3 subscribe freebsd-security-notifications Succeeded. I don't know why it sends the next "Confirmation for unsubscribe freebsd-security-notifications" email, but if "Majordomo results:" show succeeded you have already unsubscribed from the list and just need to ignore the "Confirmation for unsubscribe" email that follows. Phil Foster To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message