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On Thursday 14 August 2003 17:25, ljp wrote:

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> On Thursday 14 August 2003 17:12, Paul Winkler wrote:

> > Hi folks, your friendly temporary list-admin here.

> > (Joern's on vacation and I'm filling in.)

> >

> > We seem to be getting quite a lot of spam lately.

> > Currently the list is "open" - non-members can post.

> >

> > I'd like to take an informal poll:

> >

> >   Should the LAD list remain totally open, or should

>

> non-member postings require moderator approval

Second that. Non-member postings should be approved. On a mailing list I run I

take the extra step and flag all new members as moderated, until they post

something that isn't spam. Usually the first post will be spam, or will be

legitimate. I approve the poster after the first post if it's legit, or

remove them from the list if it's spam. This stops spammers from subscribing

to the list with a throwaway account and spamming anyway.
t

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