Aloha,  I was in my office yesterday and had this same question, any help
would be welcome.
 
        Juli Burk
 
 
On Mon, 26 Jun 1995, Duane Weaver wrote:
 
> What is a list owner supposed to do when LISTSERV sends
> a possible spam notice?
>
>
>  ---------------------------- Text of forwarded message -----------------------
> 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.
>