Hello Lesley,
I am the Bossons Forum moderator and recognize that the "bad apple"
problem is always a tricky one. Currently, I receive an email from
Yahoo Groups each and every time a member subscribes to, or
unsubscribes from the group. When a new member joins, I immediately
visit the forum and monitor the postings. If their intent differs from
an interest in Bossons or Ivorex, I ban the member, ban the subject
matter and delete their posting. That is my attempt to keep the forum
on target with it's subject content. There is however one type of spam
I cannnot prevent. That occurs when a comprised computer auto-sends
spam to members, using addresses randomly selected, who is a member of
the group.
Cheers!
John Cassidy