> Hello:
>
> We've getting lots of spam being sent to the list name's email address.
> For example: for a list named comp_staff mail we are seeing mail from:
> [log in to unmask], which depending on the list's Send config keyword
> will be accepted.
>
> Is there a global way to prevent postings from the name of the list?
>
> I'm thinking of some filtering in the site config file:
>
> to prevent any mail from the list machine:
>   FILTER_ALSO= "*@list.uvm.edu"
>
> but to allow mail from certain users on the list machine:
>   FILTER_ALLOW= "[log in to unmask],[log in to unmask]"
>
> Is this safe to do?  Does Listserv send itself mail?  Will the Web
> interface still work with addresses coming in like
> >From [ANONYMOUS]@LIST.UVM.EDU: QUERY ***GUI*** ***DEFSUB*** COMP_STAFF
>
> Thanks for any help you can give. We're runing LISTSERV 1.8e on Linux Red
> Hat.

I always setup each list like this, which protects the list from many
different scenarios:

Filter= Also, listname@*, listserv@*

I assume you have many lists so you want to do it site wide. What you
propose will not effect the web interface. This should work as long
as you cover what you need to in  FILTER_ALLOW=