autoupdate

diff --git a/doc/maintain.texi b/doc/maintain.texi
index 623067a9b9f09c82379089575d9ad0f3df47d72a..667cbe8b6717727b6453791602ff3862b3293997 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/maintain.texi
+++ b/doc/maintain.texi
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 @c For double-sided printing, uncomment:
 @c @setchapternewpage odd
 @c This date is automagically updated when you save this file:
-@set lastupdate May 15, 2004
+@set lastupdate June 28, 2004
 @c %**end of header
 
 @dircategory GNU organization
@@ -808,6 +808,14 @@ bug-reporting list for your program.  To set up a new list, contact
 @email{new-mailing-list@@gnu.org}.  You can subscribe to a list managed
 by Mailman by sending mail to the corresponding @samp{-request} address.
 
+You should moderate postings from non-subscribed addresses on your
+mailing lists, to prevent propagation of unwanted messages (``spam'')
+to subscribers and to the list archives.  For lists controlled by
+Mailman, you can do this by setting @code{Privacy Options - Sender
+Filter - generic_nonmember_action} to @code{Hold}, and then
+periodically (daily is best) reviewing the held messages, accepting
+the real ones and discarding the junk.
+
 @cindex responding to bug reports
 When you receive bug reports, keep in mind that bug reports are crucial
 for your work.  If you don't know about problems, you cannot fix them.