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Subject: Re: majordomo and trapping spam versus Listserv.
From: "Alan Millar" <amillar @ bolis . sf-bay . org>
Organization: The Bolis Group
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 1996 10:00:12 -800
To: Eric Thomas <ERIC @ VM . SE . LSOFT . COM>, List-Managers @ GreatCircle . COM
Comments: Authenticated sender is <amillar@hock.bolis.sf-bay.org>

> >Majordomo does the same thing.
> 
> No, it doesn't. Majordomo lets you configure your list so that people who
> aren't on  the list  can't post. LISTSERV's  spam detector  catches spams
> even when the list is totally open  and anyone is allowed to post (and of
> course you can also restrict posting to subscribers, moderator, etc).

Majordomo has a number of things, including the recent "taboo"
patches.  Perhaps you can tell us *how* Listserv catches spams on a
totally open list or what it looks for, for a fair comparison.

- Alan
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Alan Millar              amillar@bolis.SF-Bay.org
System Administrator     http://www.bolis.com
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