Charles Forsythe wrote:
>
> Hey, is it possible to setup "read-only" participants? You know, so they
> continue to get the wisdom of Java-Linux mailing list, but can't send anything
> to the list?
Mr. Reitwiesner's request is not unreasonable. He didn't ask to get on
this list... it was someone else's idea of a joke or revenge. The topic
of using better mailing-list software has come up before, but it never
seems to get anywhere. Such software is freely available.
Nathan
> William Reitwiesner wrote:
>
> > At 08:14 PM 8/31/99 +0000, you wrote:
> >
> > Hi. The broken mailing-list software that this mailing list uses, will
> > accept subscriptions without requiring confirmations. This means that when
> > a spammer revenge-subscribes me to thousands of mailing lists, your broken
> > mailing-list software aids and abets him.
> >
> > I will not unsubscribe from a list I did not subscribe to. You will fix
> > your broken mailing-list software.
> >
> > William Reitwiesner
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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