On Thursday 14 August 2003 17:25, ljp wrote: > 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 -- GPG: http://n12turbo.com/tarragon/public.key