** Sometime around 21:44 -0400 10/17/97, Dan Kanagy said:

>I'm wondering if there is some way to eliminate attachments from being
>sent to the list I moderate.  Because of the nature of the list,
>there really isn't any need to post file attachments to the list.  Is
>this something I can achieve with listserv?

Yes and no. You can use the SIZELIM header command to limit the number
of lines in any posting; posts that are too long are returned to the
sender.

On my discussion list, I have SIZELIM set to 180 lines, which seems
reasonable for most posts, and rejects most attachments (though some
lists might find it to be a little restrictive):

* Sizelim= 180

I've asked Eric if the size limit could be set in terms of total bytes,
instead of lines, which seems (to me) to make more sense.

I believe that rejection of posts containing attachments could also be
done as an exit app -- you could search for the specific text strings
that denote/delimit attachments, and simply reject the post based on
that. I'm not sure if anyone has done this, though; I certainly haven't.

Also, there is <another type of list server> that can filter messages
based on the body and/or header content; I have a couple of lists
running on <that type of list server>, and have found this feature to
be quite useful in cases like this. Note that it is built into the
server, and thus does not require an exit app.

__________________________________________________________________________
Vince Sabio            Boy & His Sabre: <http://www.insane.net/TSC/Vince/>
[log in to unmask]       HumourNet: <http://www.humournet.com/HumourNet/>
                               Stop Internet Spam! <http://www.cauce.org/>

Segmentation Fault: Operating System Not Booted