The listserv software does this to prune the list once a year. It's a way
to keep the bounces from "bad addresses" down for the admins.

Completely normal folks, put away the pitchforks and crucifixes.

--t

On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 1:49 PM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com>
wrote:

> I've been on 8 years, and I have gotten these with some regularity during
> that time.  first time or two I ignored them and found I had to resubscribe
> after being dropped.
>
> On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 1:06 PM, thewestyman <zolo@foxinternet.net> wrote:
>
> > YUP,
> > Zoltan
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: JordanVw@AOL.COM
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 12:13 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: any other listmembers getting "renewal" emails that you have to
> > renew???
> >
> > i keep getting these renewal emails.....   ive been on this list  for 20
> > years and never had to "renew" my subscription.. anyone else getting
> > these???
> >
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 2/16/2016 11:10:57 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> > LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
> >
> > Tue, 16  Feb 2016 11:10:42
> >
> > 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
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> > You will  be  automatically  removed from the  list if you  do not
> send  a
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> > In  order   to  facilitate  the  task, this  message  has   been
> specially
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> while
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> are
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> > //  JOB
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> > // EOJ
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>