Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 08:28:00 -0500 From: Brian T.Schellenberger <bts@babbleon.org> To: Kristofer Pettijohn <kpettijohn@visi.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Spamming FreeBSD lists. Message-ID: <0569e0628130912FE4@mail4.nc.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <20020107183900.GA60707@cybernetik.net> References: <87ofk6dnjh.fsf@ralf.artlogix.com> <20020107183900.GA60707@cybernetik.net>
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On Monday 07 January 2002 01:39 pm, Kristofer Pettijohn wrote:
> > It seems to me that this might be one extra hoop for nonsubscribers, but
> > nothing too incomprehensible or onerous, and it would profoundly reduce
> > the amount of spam.
> > Good idea? Bad idea?
>
> Or even disallow non-subscribers from posting at all?
> If they want to post bad enough, they should be part of the list :)
Can't do that as long as the doc says that you can get support by writing to
to the lists. Even if this was changed in the doc it would have to remain so
for some time to come for those who don't have the very latest release
installed.
Of course a *new* subscribers-only list could be started, but the original
idea that it posts if
a) you are subscribed or
b) if not subscribed you confirm
(I *think* that was the original proposal) seems to me would stop the vast
majority of the spam.
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