On Sat, 3 Jun 1995, Dave Kinnaman wrote: > Trish, > > Maybe I'm just being unclear, but only the last part of your message > seems to be responsive to my needs. I am interested in allowing POSTS, > not subscriptions, from anonymous remailers. I thought you were talking about ANON specifically. >.... > I'm sorry I was unclear, but I am still concerned that this filter = > Also, and FILTER_ALSO stuff seems to be removing the possibility of > anonymous POSTING along with the bathwater of anonymous subscribing. It is certainly true that use of the global FILTER_ALSO as defined in the documentation would have an impact on every list on a listserv, just as the SERVE OFF command option does, regardless of whether a listowner has a 'Filter= Also,' list header or not. The issue you raise is independent of the 'filter' list header. So yes, if you are concerned that your listserv maintainer/postmaster might include an address (be it anonymous or not) in a 'FILTER_ALSO' command option that would effect your list...then what options do you as a listowner have at your site? I would think that you would also have the same concern about the SERVE OFF command. I can imagine that this might be a concern for listowners. I don't have a solution for you, but I can tell you what we are planning to do here. We are setting up a closed listowner's list for the campus where this kind of information will be posted along with changes in listserv versions, etc. I suspect I will be accountable to our listowner's for my use of FILTER_ALSO and any commands that I may execute that will have an impact on their lists, and at times be called upon to provide justification for my actions. It is also true that I will at times question their actions if I receive a complaint from someone filtered out in one of their list headers. It is a two-way street that requires some cooporation and communication... Listserv maintainers/postmasters are very reasonable people based on my experience. You might want to express your concern to yours. --Trish -- Trish Forrest Computing Services, University of Windsor