On Tue, 1 Apr 1997 11:03:20 -0500, Cathleen <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Lately I've been getting >tons of attempts to subscribe, where the person doesn't put his/her name, >and uses the name and domain name from the e-mail address. Using my e-mail >address as an example: > >[log in to unmask] Catht Interlog Most likely these are not coming from a real person, but from some automated program working from some huge list of email addresses, or else just making things up at random. I believe potential list subscribers should always truely identify themselves, and any subscriptions I get that match this abusive pattern get deleted immediately. Usually I have not trouble. If you are doing Subscription= By_owner, then you need to make LISTSERV do the equivalent of an 'OK Confirm' message. In the case of confirm, LISTSERV sends a msg back to the potential address, asking for a reply of the one word "OK" (with the special IDtag in the subject line). If the address is bogus, this attempt fails, and the bogus person never darkens your list. Unfortunately, when you set By_Owner, this mechanism is bypassed. So you have to manipulate your MAILTPL template file, to send out a short "questionnaire" or simple OK message of your own. Bogus addresses will again be eliminated, and real people who want to subscribe will respond if they want to join, so you can be sure the address and the person are real. -- ________________________________________________________________________ Ben Parker ............ (Oak Park IL) .......... [log in to unmask]