Hi all, please point me in the right direction if there is another place
rather that this group to ask:
 
Question:  What can be done to screen out messages originating in a list
(first list) that are distributed to a second list (subscribing to the
first) before the point that such messages would otherwise be passed on to
a third list (subscribing to the second) so that the third list receives
only the message originating in the second list.
 
Some background to explain this convoluted three list arrangement:
 
A. Justification for the the second list that is going to be created
 
A group experienced in the theory and practice of the trade maintains a
list. They have invited others who are learning the trade to join the list
with the understanding that they may read but not write messages.  To
increase the educational value of the list to the inexperienced, the
experienced group plans to establish a second list to help those learning
the trade.  The messages traffic would move in one direction between the
two lists: from the first list to second list.  This would permit those
who were learning the trade could then both follow and discuss the
theoretical and practical issues raised in the first group without
affecting the level of the discussions in the first group.  Several
experienced subscribers from the first group interested in the education
of those learning the trade would also join the second group to answer
questions and otherwise encourage the second group in their efforts to
learn the trade.
 
B. Justification for the third list that would be created
 
The experienced individuals from the first list wishing to participate in
the second list are among the most active in the discussion that take
place in the first list.  They will want to be able to participate at both
levels and will therefore continue their subscription and active
participation in the first list. However, this would cause them to receive
duplicates of messages originating in the first list and, more difficult
for them to deal with, replies to the messages originating in the first
list which they received from the second would not make it back to the
first list.
 
Suggested solution
 
A third list would established to permit the experienced subscribers from
the first list to "virtually" participate in the second list by receiving
only the messages originating in the second list.  In addition, all of the
subscribers to the third list would be authorized to reply and initiate
message to the second list.  The experienced would continue to participate
in the first list on the same basis as before the second and third lists
were established.
 
Back to the question:
 
What can be done to screen out messages originating in a list (first list)
that are distributed to a second list (subscribing to the first) before
the point that such messages would otherwise be passed on to a third list
(subscribing to the second) so that the third list receives only the
message originating in the second list.
 
The first list is served by Listserv by Lsoft and would like to stay with
Listserv.  However, the group sponsoring the list has access to other
sites that use Majordomo and Listproc, if the second or third list would
need a different list server package in order to solve the problem.
 
Thanks for listening,
 
John
 
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John DeBruyn, Denver, Colorado, The Mile High City, USA     ([log in to unmask])