Jackie, I have done as you suggested for non-members who contribute. I joined, and after I received a password, I went to the webpage and set the option to no-messages. No problem
See below, for a comment about the Spam reporters. On 1 Nov 2002 08:15:39 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (E. Jacquelin Dietz) wrote: > Dear EdStat readers, [ snip ] > .... The problem is that some readers of the list persist in > complaining to SpamCop about EdStat messages. SpamCop is apparently > very powerful and will blacklist NC State as a sender of spam. This > blacklisting can have very negative consequences for the university. There are a couple of things more that you can do, in addition to changing the way messages get entered -- a) you can complain to SpamCop about the essentially-false reports, and SpamCop may ban those uses as reporters. It appears to me that you have a *sufficient* defense to SpamCop if you can show SpamCop e-mail where the persons JOINED the mail-list. It is their own fault, I presume, if joiners don't leave it if they don't like the mail. b) You can drop the complainer from the Edstat list. SpamCop will tell you who filed the reports, since you have to know that to be able to show that they were voluntary, opt-in, members. ======= among what I found at the SpamCop site " SpamCop FAQ : Help for abuse-desks and administrators : "I have been falsely and/or maliciously accused of spamming, what can I do? "False spam reports are not tolerated. Users who file false reports will be banned from the SpamCop service and/or fined. However, in order to take action, we must see proof of wrongdoing. If you would like to take action against a user who has erroneously accused you of spamming, please forward to [EMAIL PROTECTED]: "The entire SpamCop report, including full headers and the entire spam. Proof that the user in question did subscribe for your list. (Proof can be a log excerpt or a copy of the returned, e-mailed confirmation. There must be proof of a two-way, secure confirmation. This must include IPs and datestamps for two stages - both a signup and a confirmation.) "If you would like to pursue action with the user's internet provider, SpamCop reports include all the information you need to do so. IP address and datestamp of the complainant are included in the report. You can even feed a SpamCop report to SpamCop to determine the originating point. " ========= end of excerpt. [snip, rest of message] I'd say, send the evidence against the User to SpamCop; and send the same letter to the User, with a statement that they have been removed, as of now, since they have complained about the list to SpamCop. I don't know whether you can keep them from re-joining, or if you want to do that. Maybe having to re-join would be sufficient to grab their attention. -- Rich Ulrich, [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pitt.edu/~wpilib/index.html . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
