Problem with confirmation of newbie

[Ben Abbott]

On Apr 21, 2008, at 11:17 PM, Gene Partlow wrote:

> Hello - -
> Frustration seems to dog me these days.  You sent out a post to
> me Subject: confirm d0a7baebb86825bd9132711c01725567d0fd79cc
>
> This was in response to my subscription attempt to get into your
> mailing list and post queries and get helpful advice.  One of the ways
> suggested to confirm that I indeed want to be added was to " visit
> this web page:
>
>     https://www.cae.wisc.edu/mailman/confirm/help-octave/d0a7baebb86825bd9132711c01725567d0fd79cc
>
> When I did so, I received a "Bad Confirmation string" window
> saying invalid confirmation string:  
> d0a7baebb86825bd9132711c01725567d0fd79cc.
>
> I tried to re-enter it 3 times.  Same result.  What's going on?
> AALLL I want to do is get to some place where actual live
> and responsive people can give me needed advice on how
> and whether I can locate an appropriate Octave version for
> my iMac.

In spite of the error, you appear to be subscribed to the list.

Are not note getting the replies to your posts?

Ben