Paul, I'm not sure you can keep a list completely SPAM free.  But our
server has some filters on it that are supposed to catch SPAMS.  In
general, the filters do a good job.  Very few SPAMS get through.
Questionable messages are sent to me to decide whether they are a SPAMs or
whether they should go out to the List.  I don't think you've got, for
instance, the really ugly ones by "Olga" from Moscow, who's looking for . .
. .  Well, you can imagine the rest.   For the most part, we stay focused
on syntax and such.  I assume this last SPAM got through because it doesn't
have any vocabulary that excited one of the filters, though I don't know
exactly how they work.  At any rate, keep those grammar questions and
answers coming.  Max

>---------------------- Information from the mail header
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>Sender:       Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar
>              <[log in to unmask]>
>Poster:       "Paul E. Doniger" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject:      "Hotmail" automated message - sent to list in error
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>
>OOPS!
>
>Dear ATEGers,
>
>I recently replied to an automated SPAM that was sent through the
>listserve, but my reply went back to ATEG instead of its intended audience.
>
>Sorry!
>
>Please ignore that message; I was too hasty with the send button - SPAM
>really gets under my skin!  What can we do to stop greedy fools from using
>our listserve for their nefarious purposes?
>
>PED