Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 13:32:41 +0100 From: Josef Karthauser <joe@tao.org.uk> To: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Administrivia: Discussion - Making this list subscriber-only Message-ID: <20020827123241.GA4807@genius.tao.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <200208271049.g7RAnrl5019226@grimreaper.grondar.org> References: <200208271049.g7RAnrl5019226@grimreaper.grondar.org>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Tue, Aug 27, 2002 at 11:49:53AM +0100, Mark Murray wrote: > Hello Security list members > > I got an overwhelmingly positive (off-list, thanks!) response to > my complaint that this list's signal-to-noise ratio was terrible. > > Some folks are still replying to spam on list, but the noise figure > has dropped significantly. Thank you! > > I would very much like to make this list subscriber-only. This will > cut down dramatically on spam and the inevitable misdirected > 'subscribe' postings. The downside is that folks will not be able > to reply to the list if they receive it via a list redirector (IE > if a corporate role account/list-alias has been used to subscribe). > In this case, those folks would become read-only members (which may > in some cases be OK). Other folks would need to subscribe to the > list with their 'real' email address. > > Comments? Suggestions? (Keep it brief and focussed, folks!) As I noted in a private mail to you maybe a regular "list charter/FAQ" could be mailed here. That would be a reminder to the readership of what is and isn't allowed in conversation. I feel that it's worth trying that before closing the list. I've seen it work well in other places. Joe -- "As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality." - Albert Einstein, 1921 [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAj1rcWkACgkQXVIcjOaxUBZHRgCggdJSYsDsCaRNpZeCT1X+w17F MV4AoIqXh56dcj+qCURR3+Q+sDEKIITh =siXK -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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