On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 10:09:24 -0400 Paul Winkler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> One more bit of information... I'm not sure if everybody knows that > there was a good reason the list policy was set to open. > > *please follow up to the other thread*, this is just an aside... > > >From http://www.linuxdj.com/audio/lad/subscribelad.php3: > > The list is open. > You can post messages even if you are not subscribed. This is > necessary to make cross-postings and participation from people on the > ALSA and linux-kernel lists possible. It also means we have to live with > the occasional spam. > It can be helpful to subscribe and lurk for a while before you join > the discussion to familiarize yourself with the the habits of the tribe :) > most of body deleted. Hi, When this was discussed on lmkl the answer from Matti Aarnio -- co-postmaster of vger.kernel.org was: "Running lists _closed_ doesn't solve the thing either. It would be enough for a spammer to fake source address that is known poster to a list." regards Örjan