On Tue, 10 May 2016 07:01:40 +0200 Edward Bartolo <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi All, > > The solution to block off all trolls is easy especially for system > administrators. Make posting to the mailing list only accessible to > members that are registered in a member list. Isn't it that way already? What mailing list in its right mind would let non-members post to it? That's like hanging out a sign saying "Please send me spam!" If we let any old fool post here, that bit should be flipped so only registered list members can post here. > Needless to state the > obvious, control membership. For instance, a member would require > sponsorship from existing members or from some other important > contributor in the project like jaromil. I don't think we're that snobbish. Simply requiring would-be posters to sign up is sufficient. Another benefit is that it gets rid of those truly obnoxious "I'm not on the list so please copy [email protected]" messages. If somebody becomes a real problem, the admins can Armstrong him. Sure, he can pull a Gregory and come back with another address, at which time *that* address can be Armstronged. Very few trolls are so persistent that they keep coming back with new addresses, so this won't be much of a problem. And once again, allow me to promote the health benefits of individual list recipients killfiling those who annoy them: http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/init/killfile.htm If everyone killfiled those who annoy them, our list admins would have little to do. SteveT Steve Litt April 2016 featured book: Rapid Learning for the 21st Century http://www.troubleshooters.com/rl21 _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list [email protected] https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
