On Tue, 11 Apr 1995 22:56:23 -0400 Norm Aleks said:
>How about  something  like this (as  suggested  to me  by others): make the
>newsgroup moderated, with  postings sent to the  LISTSERV,  and the gateway
>one-way (LISTSERV to USENET only); thus, all postings pass through LISTSERV
>before going to USENET.   Then,  set LSTSRV-L to  "Send=Private",  allowing
>only subscribers to post.  You can still  post through your newsreader, you
>just have  to subscribe first (getting  the  welcome message  and, we hope,
>thinking a little bit first).  You  don't have to get a  copy by mail; just
>SET  LSTSRV-L NOMAIL.  And  those who  wish to lurk   don't have  to change
>anything.
 
 
This is EXACTLY how I plan on running a new newsgroup which currently is
in the RFD stage (the listserv list has been up and running for about
4 months now).
 
Actually the Send= tag can be changed from Private to Open, and only
moved back to Private if extraneous posts become a problem.  The Filter=
tag is also useful in keeping out 'problem' people....
 
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