At 10:22 10/12/2000 Thursday, Scout wrote:
 >> *  Send= Public
 >
 >that line.. allows anyone to post to your list.. subscribers and non
 >subscribers.. if you want to eliminate spam.. you may want to change that
 >to SEND=PRIVATE

Not entirely, of course.  If a current subscriber's email address is
spoofed or their account compromised by a virus, it is very possible that
spam could result.

Of course there are other keywords that could ameliorate spam, but at
various costs to the owner or moderator.