Hello- Due to increasing amounts of spam, I'm seeking ways to reconfigure my list from a configuration that allows anyone to send mail to the editors (send=editor; there is a sublist ([log in to unmask]) that is defined in a keyword (ex., editor= [log in to unmask]) which is comprised of several editors; the editors are also defined in multiple editor keywords on the main list; incoming mail is directed to the seredit sublist to which all editors subscribe and receive incoming mail simultaneously). All editors read incoming mail when it arrives. We take turns editing & forwarding or bouncing mail to the main list. Because we are getting deluged by spam, we want to restrict incoming mail to list subscribers who have current email addresses. I know we can do this with the keyword Send= private. However, the multiple editors also want to continue to review and sometimes to edit incoming mail before it goes out to the main list. Is there a way to do this? We tried the following keywords, without success (the SEND= private,semi-moderated allowed authorized subscribers to bypass the moderators and send directly to the list ("Urgent" was not in the subject line). > > SEND= private,semi-moderated > > EDITOR= [log in to unmask] > EDITOR= [log in to unmask] > EDITOR= [log in to unmask] > > MODERATOR= All,[log in to unmask], [each moderator's address) > MODERATOR= [log in to unmask] > MODERATOR= [log in to unmask] We removed SEREDIT (the editors' list) as an EDITOR keyword / address. The goal is to maintain a moderated list that restricts incoming messages to authorized subscribers ... Any ideas for the best way to accomplish this would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Birdie MacLennan SERIALST Listowner/Moderator University of Vermont [log in to unmask]