I have some questions about the Validate header settings:
 
Validate=Yes,Confirm,NoPW
>
>    When 'Yes,Confirm,NoPW' is specified, protected commands must be
>    validated using the 'OK' confirmation mechanism, and passwords
>    are not accepted.  This is the recommended setting for secure
>    lists.
>
 
Is there somewhere that defines what "protected commands" are?
It would be nice to have a validate setting that checks listowner-level
commands, but lets user-level commands through.  That way people can't
get/put the header, but individuals could still reset their topics
selections, etc., without hassle.
 
What exactly happens when the above setting is used?  I assume that
every command is sent back to the addressee with a request to send the
"OK" confirmation back to listserv.  Have any of you had experience with
this?  Are there hassles with subscribers forwarding such confirmations to
the list, or using a reply format that adds ">"s and confuses listserv?
In other words, is this potentially more trouble than it is worth?
 
Again, if anyone has a list of which commands are "protected" and which
commands are not (and thus unaffected by the above setting) I would
appreciate that!
 
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