Folks,
 
Please take  LSTOWN-L off  the "followup  list" (so  to speak).  The next
version of LISTSERV  has code to detect and neutralize  spams. This and 2
other spams  have been  correctly detected by  the beta  sites. Naturally
since most  LISTSERV sites aren't running  the beta, the message  did hit
most of the targeted lists, but in a few months LISTSERV list owners (the
people  on the  LSTOWN-L list)  will be  shielded from  the bulk  of this
nonsense. The issue  of purposeful abuse of resources  made available for
the greater good of the community remains an interesting one, but I don't
see any need to carry it in parallel on two lists. Thank you.
 
  Eric