Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 04:41:36 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: GB Clark <gclarkii@vsservices.com> Cc: Jens Rehsack <rehsack@liwing.de>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Who should/could send mail to this list ... Message-ID: <20020508014136.GB7586@hades.hell.gr> In-Reply-To: <20020506070704.1877f031.gclarkii@vsservices.com> References: <3CD647C1.820E9321@liwing.de> <20020506070704.1877f031.gclarkii@vsservices.com>
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On 2002-05-06 07:07, GB Clark wrote: > On Mon, 06 May 2002 11:07:13 +0200 > Jens Rehsack <rehsack@liwing.de> wrote: > > I've seen last how php.net handles that. Anyone who sends a message > > first must authenticate it's request be responding an auth-request > > from the list-server. This is a similar auth-req. like I got it > > from majordomo@freebsd.org, but it's required without need to be > > subscribed ... > > > > I think this could be a good way to avoid spam. > > As far as spam on the lists, maybe it is just me, but I only see > maybe 3 or 4 per 1000 messages. I live with that. One of the newsgroups I like browsing when I want to spend a few hours relaxing with non-computer related things, uses the scheme described by Jens. Any time a poster wants to send something to the group, and the group moderation bot finds out that this posting comes from a new mail address, the author is asked to respond with a "magic word". That word has to be in a reply to the original auth request. After all this is done, all posts are passed through. I am not advocating that we start using Jens' idea of a closed group. I am not in favour of closed groups either. I am only stating the fact that this scheme works for some other place. - Giorgos To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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