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Date:      Fri, 25 Nov 2016 23:38:36 +0100
From:      Bertram Scharpf <lists@bertram-scharpf.de>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Replies to spam
Message-ID:  <20161125223836.GA53781@becker.bs.l>
In-Reply-To: <CAOLAi32P9VifQJrKAtovEpxg-Vv_XZXqo=nYR37aYwy9=Wt1Xw@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <20161124123456.056654ff@archlinux.localdomain> <20161124171051.GA32472@becker.bs.l> <CAOLAi32P9VifQJrKAtovEpxg-Vv_XZXqo=nYR37aYwy9=Wt1Xw@mail.gmail.com>

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On Thursday, 24. Nov 2016, 19:37:56 +0200, Jonathan McKeown wrote:
> On 24 Nov 2016 19:11, "Bertram Scharpf" <lists@bertram-scharpf.de> wrote:
> >
> > Why is it possible to post as a non-subscriber at all?
> 
> The answer to this frequently-asked question is: to make it easier for new
> users to ask for help.
> 
> Every time this debate takes place, there is a great deal of heat before
> this reason is affirmed and the decision is made not to change it.

No, no, please. This is the last thing I intended.

I guess this solution has alread been discussed, too:
<https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-users/2016-November/056989.html>.

Maybe one could create a web site that asks for a captcha?

Bertram


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Bertram Scharpf
Stuttgart, Deutschland/Germany
http://www.bertram-scharpf.de



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