On 1/13/20 10:41, Razer wrote: > On 1/13/20 1:12 AM, Shawn K. Quinn wrote: >> When was the change made to only allow subscribers to post? > > WTF kind of listserv allows posts from non-subscribers? Never heard of > any such thing, and the only reason I can see for that arrangment is to > destroy the usability of a list and clog it's servers with spam instead > of posts on the topic(s) relevant to the list.
Previous incarnations of the cypherpunks list did allow non-subscribers to post, particularly anonymous remailers. As far as "destroy[ing] the usability of a list and clog[ging] its servers with [off-topic or irrelevant posts]", that's orthogonal to whether or not subscribers can post though it does raise the bar ever so slightly. I'm still trying to figure out why generic posts about politics, particularly those that highlight race, religion/national origin, or beliefs of certain people more so than the actual issue, have to do with the nominal topic of what I'd expect a cypherpunks list to be. -- Shawn K. Quinn <[email protected]> http://www.rantroulette.com http://www.skqrecordquest.com
