What is a list owner supposed to do when LISTSERV sends
a possible spam notice?
 
 
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Received: (from VM.MARIST.EDU for <[log in to unmask]> via BSMTP)
Received: (from MAILER@MARIST for MAILER@OHSTMVSA via NJE)
 (UCLA/Mail V1.500 M-MAILER-9744-288); Mon, 26 Jun 95 11:19:27 EDT
Received: from VM.MARIST.EDU (NJE origin LISTSERV@MARIST) by VM.MARIST.EDU
 (LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 7124; Mon, 26 Jun 1995 11:20:54 -0400
Date:         Mon, 26 Jun 1995 11:20:54 -0400
From:         "L-Soft list server at MARIST (1.8b)" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      TSO-REXX: possible spam from [log in to unmask]
To:           Duane Weaver <[log in to unmask]>
 
The following  message was  submitted by  [log in to unmask] to  the TSO-REXX
list at  VM.MARIST.EDU. It is being  forwarded to you for  verification because
the message has been identified as a possible "spam", that is, an advertisement
or other  unsolicited material sent to  large numbers of mailing  lists with no
consideration for whether  or not the material is appropriate  for the lists it
is being  sent to. A single  "spam" can result  in the delivery of  millions of
unwanted e-mail messages worldwide, costing the victims and service providers a
total of several  hundred thousand dollars. The cost to  the spammer is usually
under five dollars. To be effective, a counter-measure must neutralize the spam
within  the first  five minutes.  Consequently, there  is no  time for  all the
LISTSERV  servers to  compare notes  with each  other before  acting, and  some
legitimate postings may be intercepted erroneously. If this is the case, simply
forward this message back to the list with an explanatory note.