Worked for me. I took everything out of the message and only left

*CONFIRM vanagon* in the body.

HTH,
T.

On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 2:17 PM, J Stewart <fonman4277@comcast.net> wrote:

> I got one of these messages too, but forwarding it back to the address
> mentioned doesn't seem to work!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> > Dennis Jowell
> > Scotch Hollow Farm
> > Newbury, Vermont
>
> > Begin forwarded message:
>
> > > From: "L-Soft list server at Vanagon List (1.8d)"
> > >  <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > > Date: April 8, 2015 at 9:05:30 AM EDT
> > > To: Dennis Jowell <dennisjowell@GMAIL.COM>
> > > Subject: Renewal of your subscription to the vanagon list
> > >
> > >
> > > Wed, 8 Apr 2015 09:05:30
> > >
> > > Your subscription to the vanagon list is  due for renewal. If you wish
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> > >                             CONFIRM vanagon
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> > > // JOB
> > > CONFIRM vanagon
> > > // EOJ
> > >
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>