I am very interested in further comments on how a bot might gain access to the content of a private notebook, since you are not fully confident that this designation will keep them entirely out.  Not that I want bots getting in, but rather because I want to take other steps to improve the privacy of the lists we host, if possible.

>>> [log in to unmask] 07/09/01 01:47PM >>>
>To all:
>
>Have you encountered problems with spammers apparently scanning LISTSERV
>web-based archives for subscriber e-mails (in message signatures, message
>headers, etc.)?  If so, what can one do to stop this practice?
>
>I've had subscribers asking about this, and I've seen references to a
>product called WPOISON on SPAM-L.  Hence, the questions.

Restricting notebooks to subscribers only should reduce and possibly
eliminate the problem depending on how sophisticated the bots are.

        Notebook= Yes,[...],Private

Making the mailing list confidential:

        Confidential= Yes

might also help in that it would prevent the mailing list from being
listed on the main web archives page.

Thanks,
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Jacob Haller, Technical Support
L-Soft international, Inc
http://www.lsoft.com/