A moderated mailing list is a mailing list which many people subscribe to but where posts must be approved by a moderator before being distributed to the list. This would typically be used for large mailing lists where the content must be limited, mailing lists for minors or covering sensitive topics, and lists where a minority of subscribers are allowed to post. Commands and posts are sent to the public address .
Commands accepted are subscribe , unsubscribe , subscribe digest , and help .
Once a month, subscribers will automatically receive the help message via e-mail. Mail sent to the public address by the moderators is ignored. Each announcement list has it's own secret address . No one should ever see this address except for those authorized to post, it acts like a password. When posts are received by the public address, they are forwarded to the moderator for approval.