Recently on a staff list that I own here, I have implemented Send= Private,Confirm (which had been Send= Private). This self-moderation seems to be working OK ;-) Of course this concept can be extended: DEFAULT-OPTIONS= NOPOST SET listname POST for authorized_poster This would allow only some users to actually process ("OK") their own postings, and the others to be rejected. /Pete -- At 19:50 03/02/2004 Tuesday, Janice Frasche wrote: >Briefly: <pasted from a similar page> > If you want to make your list less prone to spoofed/forged posts, you > can use the "Confirm" parameter with the Send= keyword in your list > header configuration(see examples below). The Confirm parameter will > cause the list to generate a confirmation request that is sent to the > address shown in the From line of the message being posted. The person > at this address will then have to reply to this confirmation request > giving the OK for the post to be accepted. This will cause an extra > step for the posters, but this may be worth the inconvenience to make > your list more secure. > > Examples of Send= keyword settings using the Confirm parameter: > > For private lists, use Send= Private,Confirm > For public lists, use Send= Public,Confirm > For Edited lists, use Send= Editor,Hold,Confirm