Read the directions please.

"please issue  the  following command  to
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM at your earliest convenience:

                             CONFIRM vanagon"

Not to vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com, but rather to LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM

"In  order  to  facilitate  the  task, this  message  has  been
specially
formatted   so   that   you   only   need   to   forward   it   back
to
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM to have the  command executed. Note that
while
the formats produced by the forwarding function of most mail packages
are
supported, replying  will seldom work,  so make sure to forward and
not reply."

If you're sending commands to the LISTSERV, you have to send them to
the right address to have them work.

Typical commands for managing your account might be:

Query VANAGON - find out what your subscription options are set at
SET VANAGON NOMAIL - turn off mail delivery
SET VANAGON DIGEST - receive a daily digest rather than individual
posts
SET VANAGON MAIL - turn mail delivery back on
SET VANAGON NODIGEST - turn digest off
SET VANAGON ACK - receive an acknowledgement of eash post you make
SIGNOFF VANAGON - leave us

All must be sent to LISTSERV@VANAGON.GERRY.COM

Oh, and most importantly! To verify that the list is functional, THANK
YOU. You should receive a reply in a few minutes saying YOU'RE WELCOME
Get the reply? Then the list is functioning as it should. No reply
after 20 minutes or so? Let me know.

Jim Arnott
List Admin
vanagon@gerry

On Feb 6, 2012, at 7:07 PM, Robert Lilley wrote:

>
> Subject: Renewal of your subscription to the vanagon list
>
>
> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:00:00
>
> Your subscription to the vanagon list is  due for renewal. If you
> wish to
> remain  subscribed to  vanagon,  please issue  the  following
> command  to
> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM at your earliest convenience:
>
>                             CONFIRM vanagon
>
> You will  be automatically  removed from the  list if you  do not
> send a
> CONFIRM command within the next 14 days.
>
> In  order  to  facilitate  the  task, this  message  has  been
> specially
> formatted   so   that   you   only   need   to   forward   it
> back   to
> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM to have the  command executed. Note that
> while
> the formats produced by the forwarding function of most mail
> packages are
> supported, replying  will seldom work,  so make  sure to forward
> and not
> reply.