To recreate: 1. Have the default notices set for AUTO_RENEWALS and AUTO_RENEWALS_DGST. 2. Set the ItemsDeniedRenewal system preference. ( itemlost: [1,2,3,4,5] ) 3. Set the AutoRenewalNotices system preference to 'According to messaging preferences'. 4. Don't mark lost items as returned ( MarkLostItemsAsReturned ). 5. Set up some auto renewals and then mark the items as lost. 6. Run automatic_renewals.pl 7. You get a notice telling you the item cannot be renewed but no reason is specified.