On Thursday 14 August 2003 17:25, ljp wrote:
On Thursday 14 August 2003 17:12, Paul Winkler wrote:
Hi folks, your friendly temporary list-admin
here.
(Joern's on vacation and I'm filling in.)
We seem to be getting quite a lot of spam lately.
Currently the list is "open" - non-members can post.
I'd like to take an informal poll:
Should the LAD list remain totally open, or should
non-member postings require moderator approval
Second that. Non-member postings should be approved. On a mailing list I run I
take the extra step and flag all new members as moderated, until they post
something that isn't spam. Usually the first post will be spam, or will be
legitimate. I approve the poster after the first post if it's legit, or
remove them from the list if it's spam. This stops spammers from subscribing
to the list with a throwaway account and spamming anyway.
t
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