>>>>> "Sam" == Sam Steingold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
 >> * Marco Antoniotti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-07-31 13:24:22 -0400]:
 >>
 >> I got 10 message today (meaning 10 messages got past my spam
 >> filters).  9 of these messages were spam.
 >>
 >> I think it is time to limit postings to subscribers only.

 Sam> There should be at least one open list.
[...]
 Sam> Requiring users to subscribe before they can ask for help sets an
 Sam> inappropriately high barrier to entry.

Couldn't agree more. Many of us read lists via GMANE. I don't have time
to go through all the hoops required to subscribe to all the lists I'm
temporarily interested in (and unsubscribe afterwards).

Besides, wake up people -- use GMANE, read lists via nntp, and report
spam. It only takes a couple of keystrokes to report the spam and
filtering out articles crossposted to gmane.spam.detected nicely takes
out most spam. The more people report it, the less spam you see.

--J.


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