> As far as I know this is an open list that allows non-subscribers to post > to it. BIG MISTAKE for a list of this nature IMHO. If the list were made > "subscriber posting only" then a number of things would happen:
If you think this is a hassle, have some sympathy for the list manager who has to deal with a busy list with subscriptions and unsubscriptions. > > * The actual spam that comes directly to the list address (as opposed to > snippets that list members send) would be eliminated, or at least very > severely curtailed. (Unless the spammers started using the from address of > list members....but they'd have to special case their software just for us > to do that :) > > * You'd see an almost total lack of the kind of message that started this > thread - if they blindly sent a rant to the list without subscribing > first, it wouldn't go onto the list.... if they DID subscribe, they'd at > least get the replies... > > What do others think ? Sure, there can be some hassles with posting to > subscriber only lists (posting from a different address etc) but there > seems to be an awful lot of time and messages wasted on what is a VERY > busy mailing list in just replying to people who 9 times out of 10 are > just here to yank our chain, or are too ignorant to read the tag page and > digest it, and want to vent their frustrations anyway. > > Regards, > Simon > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: eBay > Get office equipment for less on eBay! > http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/711-11697-6916-5 > _______________________________________________ > Spamassassin-talk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk > -- Jack Gostl [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: eBay Get office equipment for less on eBay! http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/711-11697-6916-5 _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk
