On 22 Nov 2006 07:52:13 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Greg Shirey)
wrote:

>"As you know, all postings to IBM-MAIN get ported to the newsgroup
>bit.listserv.ibm-main. This has
>caused everyone who posts to the list to start receiving large amounts of
>spam. I have made a change to the postings that get sent to the newsgroup.
>Newsgroup readers will notice that the email address of the poster has
>been altered slightly. I'm hoping this small change will reduce the amount
>of spam we all receive when we post. If the spammers figure out what I'm
>doing, I'll modify the email address again or remove the email address
>completely. We'll see what happens over time. Enjoy."

I used to have my newsreader reply to both the newsgroup and the list
server.   Maybe someone else does this - will such messages be
duplicated?

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