On Tue, 24 May 1994 08:37:16 -0500 Winship said: >In the not too distant past, in the discussion about how owners >with Send= Private could still allow Usenet, NetNews, etc readers >to still post, someone (Nick LaFlamme I think (hope I spelled that >right Nick)) suggested this setup: I got it from someone else, probably Marty Hoag. :-) (As for the SpElling, ClOse EnOugh. :-) ) >Send= Editor >Editor= me@mynode,(listname) > >Am I interpreting this correctly by thinking I should put in > >Editor= [log in to unmask],AUTOCAT No, it'd be: Editor= [log in to unmask],(AUTOCAT) Your form would say the userid can send to the list, which doesn't make much sense. :-) The latter form means, "members of AUTOCAT." >Does it just tell LISTSERV to check the whole subscription list each time >someone tries to post, or what? Yes, it tells the server to check the list, just like Send=Private. The difference is in what it does with rejects. >I recently, very reluctantly, changed our list from public to private >and we've a few gripes from those reading via redistribution services. > > Douglas Winship Austin, Texas [log in to unmask] > Secondary AUTOCAT Listowner Maybe it's just me, but I'm baffled why people use redistribution services these days. About the only redistribution that makes sense to me is to a global NETNEWS (UseNet) group, and that's a well known case. NiCk Laflamme ps - Yeah, I know my lastname is misspelled as I spell it. It turns out my grandfather was an attorney who signed his name a lot. He got tired of capitalizing the F, and the rest is bad French grammar and family history.