>On Mon, 18 Feb 2002 22:41:45 -0500, Bill Verity <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>>Now this new note, being from [log in to unmask] is accepted by the other lists and gets posted to all of its subscribers.
>
>Yes.  The LISTSERV@... address is assumed to be a valid/authorized List Owner
>or List Editor for the purpose of deciding whether or not to accept a message
>for posting to a list (even if the address is not subscribed).  Only if you
>have Send= ... ,Confirm  in the list header will it be stopped and require
>editor approval.

Then how do we avoid this loop?!!!  Am I miss-reading the headers?  [log in to unmask] is sending this *TO* the list and thus it gets propagated, even to the private and owner lists that are subscribed.

Date:         Mon, 18 Feb 2002 14:18:13 -0500
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