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From: Randy Pratt <bsd-unix@embarqmail.com>
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Subject: Re: freebsd list admins?
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On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:03:23 +0200
"Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com> wrote:

> Hi questions@
> 
> > Robert Simmons articulated:
> > > There
> > > seems to be a few email addresses that are subscribed to these lists
> > > that keep spamming it periodically,

<snip>

> I think we should: 
> 	make questions@ list writable only to subscribers (if not already); &
> 	Edit /usr/src/etc/motd	eg:
> OLD	If you still have a question or problem, please take the output of
> OLD	`uname -a', along with any relevant error messages, and email it
> OLD	as a question to the questions@FreeBSD.org mailing list. 

I don't think making a list writable only to subscribers solves
anything since it seems the spammers are already subscribed.  This only
makes it difficult for others like myself who read the lists online and
only post occasionally.  

Just my 0.02.

Randy

(Apologies if snipping irrelevant text makes it hard to identify
original posters).