Another way to reduce Spam, and this kind of "attack" is to tighten up how
people subscribe by making them confirm their subscription. This makes it
much more difficult for automated devices to get on. You can then also
restrict posting to subscribers only. This is how my list, Book_Arts-L, is
set up and it works very well.

Peter

At 07:22 AM 2/22/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Listserv - the software that runs e-mail distribution lists, such as the
>EAD list -- has a number of ways of coping with suspicious files.  If it
>were appropriately configured, there is little chance of a virus should
>show up on the EAD list.
>
>As I've been running a Listserv list for nearly 6 years, I'll be happy to
>discuss this with the EAD listowners.
>
>Bob Kosovsky, Librarian
>Music Division -- The New York Public Library
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