Firstly thanks a lot for the help re. send= editor options, I think we'll be
using the default NOPOST options.

Secondly, can you tell me whether it is possible to edit the data returned
from the list command ?. I know we can edit the text returned for many of
the commands issued to listserv but cannot find this one in the template
files. Have I just overlooked it or is it not possible.

The main aim of this is to have the lists not appear on Catalist (no insult
intended) whilst keeping them visible from the lists command. Is there any
way around this problem. It says in the manual that if we switch to
standalone mode it'll stop the lists command working anyway, but we wouldn't
want to do this either since if we did switch back to Networked mode all our
non-conf list would then turn up on Catalist. We need to ask our list owners
whether they want to appear there before we enable them. Any good ideas out
there ?

I understand also that coding conf= service will limit auto-subscriptions to
that service area as well, thus it doesn't look like a good solution.

Thanks again
Duncan

-----Original Message-----
From: Nathan Brindle [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 31 August 2000 14:22
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Send= editor and public/private mailings


On Thu, 31 Aug 2000 11:51:34 +0100 Russell, D (Duncan) said:
>Hi all,
>
>A quick query, in the site managers manual, there seem to be two
>contradictory entries regarding what happens to a post from a
non-subscriber
>to a moderated mailing list.
>On the one hand section 13.3.1 states that non-subscriber mail will be
>rejected, whilst section 14.1 says that non-subscriber mail would be
>moderated. Can you confirm that the latter is true, it seemed to work when
I
>tried some quick tests but would like confirmation before telling my list
>owners about this.

You are correct.  I think I typoed in the manual in 13.3.1.  Of course
the messages sent to a list with Send= Editor would be moderated.

>Whichever is true is there a way of switching between the two, there
doesn't
>seem to be any way of coding e.g. "send= private, editor"     or is there
?,
>or alternatively "send= public, editor".

In a case like this I think I would use

* Send= Private
* Default-Options= Review

and then set everyone EXCEPT the editors/moderators to REVIEW (all
subsequent
new subscribers would automatically be set to REVIEW).  This effectively
rejects non-subscriber posts and sends all subscriber posts to the editor
for approval.

You may be interested to know that LSTSRV-L and LSTOWN-L are both

* Send= Public
* Default-Options= Review

which works similarly to avoid random spam getting on the list...it's a bit
of work for me because I have to vet all new subscribers, but I'd rather
do that than listen to the screaming when spam gets through :)

Nathan