I may have missed something, but isn't this problem addressed by setting the list to Private? > My concern was why we go to the subscrption process if anyone can > send a message to the list even if he is not subscribed to it? This, and the fact that I think spammers are less interested in lists these days since they can harvest email addresses elsewhere, has apparently pretty well solved the problem for the lists I run. -- Russ __|~_ Russell A. Hunt __|~_)_ __)_|~_ Aquinas Chair St. Thomas University )_ __)_|_)__ __) PHONE: (506) 452-0424 Fredericton, New Brunswick | )____) | FAX: (506) 450-9615 E3B 5G3 CANADA ___|____|____|____/ [log in to unmask] \ / ~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.StThomasU.ca/hunt/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~