Re: setting up an announce list

I thought of this, but If I do that, then any one of the subscribers 
could potentially send a post to the list, and the list administrator 
could start getting a lot of mail.

some of these lists go out to 10's of thousands of people.  It doesn't 
take many responding directly to the list to create a headache for the 
listmaster.

i guess I could alter the listname in the headers so no one actually 
knows the listname to send to, but then they cannot subscribe either.

The other problem is that someone other than the listmaster sends these 
announcements.  And this person does not need to be getting ALL the 
listmaster mail, so I cant forward listmaster to them.

i like the idea of only allowing one email address to post to the list, 
if only I could add another lever of security.  Is there any way of 
allowing only one person to post to the list, AND have it moderated.  I 
could live with that. :)

any suggestions as to the best way of doing this are appreciated.

Thanks!

Jim


On Wed, 26 Feb 2003 14:18:57 -0800, FAQ wrote:
> Jim,
> 
> you can always turn on moderation so that any messages that are sent to the
> list are returned to the list administrator for confirmation.  This will
> basically include a verification password, and once the message is returned
> to the server, it will be posted to the list.
> 
> --Eric
>  
> 
> on 2/26/03 2:03 PM, Jim Sheffer at jimsheffer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
>>  What's the best way to secure an announce only list?
>>  
>>  I have it closed for posting except for a particular address, but if
>>  someone got ahold of that address they could then post.  Is there a way
>>  to send a password or something?
>>  
>>  Thanks
>>  Jim
>>  
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