Probe?

[vilant]

Can anyone explain what these are? I receive them every so often in my email. I believe they are inquiries as to whether I'm a paying member of the registry or not. What concerns me is even though I am, for some reason I get overlooked as one.
Tue, 6 Nov 2012 06:00:08

This message is a "probe" for your subscription to the ZR1NETREG list.
You do not need to take any action to remain subscribed to the list. In
particular, you should not reply to this message. Simply discard it now,
or read on if you would like to know more about how this probing
mechanism works.

A "probe" is a message like the one you are reading, sent to an
individual subscriber and tagged with a special signature to uniquely
identify this particular subscriber (you may not see the signature
because it is in the mail headers). If the subscriber's email address is
no longer valid, then the message will be returned to LISTSERV and the
faulty address will be removed from the list. If the subscriber's address
is still valid, then the message will not bounce and the user will not be
deleted.

[scottfab]

It's not a probe for paying members at all.
It's a probe to every member.
It's a probe to see if the address you gave is still valid.
It's a way for the list server to prune off any stale addresses.
It's common practice and especially necessary for large lists.

[vilant]

Originally Posted by scottfab

It's not a probe for paying members at all.
It's a probe to every member.
It's a probe to see if the address you gave is still valid.
It's a way for the list server to prune off any stale addresses.
It's common practice and especially necessary for large lists.

Ahh, I see. Thank you .

[captcorvette]

I get one of these "probes" every month or so. It seems like the only ISP I can use over here doesn't accept this type of probe very well. The proxy is pretty stiff here and the censors are even more so.

You would think it would help keep out the spam----but it doesn't.

[LGAFF]

I too have been probed...wait is this about aliens or something else?

[Blue Flame Restorations]

Originally Posted by LGAFF

I too have been probed...wait is this about aliens or something else?

Sorry Lee. I was searching for that horse shoe..........

[Pete]

Did somebody say PROBE?

I have not been probed.

[scottfab]

An official "probe".
Now you've been "probed"

[efnfast]

Yea, I'm almost 50, the doctor will be looking for me.

[vilant]

Originally Posted by LGAFF

I too have been probed...wait is this about aliens or something else?

That should only happen when you are alone, in the woods, at night.