In this case, I think you may be best served by filtering mail destined for [log in to unmask] before it gets passed to the listserv application. -Chris Michael Murray wrote: > I apologize for being unclear. > > Right now I have subscribers that can issue commands to the list by emailing > [log in to unmask] They post messages to [log in to unmask] For > example, if a subscriber wants to change their format to digest they send a > SET LISTNAME DIGEST command. If they want to get a list of available archive > files they send an "INDEX LISTNAME" command. And so on. > > I want to remove the ability of subscribers to issue commands to the list > server. Once this is done, they should be able to do two things: 1. post > messages 2. receive messages. > > Thanks, > -Mike > > -----Original Message----- > From: LISTSERV site administrators' forum > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kevin Parris > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 3:08 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Prevent commands from subscribers > > What you actually wish to achieve is not entirely clear. You may get > more useful responses if you elaborate on the problem you are > experiencing. > > For example, are messages that SHOULD have been sent to the "command > interface" (such as subscribe or signoff) being distributed to the list > population? Or do you wish to block the processing of such commands? > > >>>> [log in to unmask] 3/15/2007 1:10:28 PM >>> >>>> > Hello, > > Is there a way I can prevent subscribers from issuing commands to the > list altogether? I simply want subscribers to be able to post messages > and nothing else. Is that possible? > > Thanks, > -Mike > -- Christopher Wilson Information Systems Coordinator ISS Enterprise Systems The George Washington University 202-994-3878 [log in to unmask]