Thatt's a shame!!  You have to do what you have to do to keep the
post's as real as possable.

Peace,
De

On Oct 10, 2:20 pm, "Michael Tobis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> While readers may think of globalchange as a relatively low traffic
> list, moderators realize that about 99% of the submissions are from
> spam robots masquerading as human nonmembers. The task of moderating
> the list has become quite unpleasant.
>
> Have a look at what I mean here:
>
> http://mtobis.googlepages.com/moderatingagooglegroup
>
> What you see there is what comes in during a typical hour and a bit;
> we are getting about 20 times that amount daily and it is increasing.
> Perhaps once or twice a week a posting arrives from a nonmember that
> is even arguably on topic.
>
> It therefore seems necessary to limit submission to this group to
> enrolled members (using their enrolled email address).
>
> None of the moderators is happy about this limit in itself, but we
> will be pleased not to be faced with the task of picking the few
> sincere items out of the vile sludge that the world's spammers are
> spewing.
>
> If anyone has comment, especially any serious objection or useful
> alternative, please speak now. Most likely, the change will be made
> this weekend.
>
> mt


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