On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 07:03:06PM -0700, Robert Echlin wrote:
> One way to stop spam on lists is to
> - only allow members of the list to post.
I've actually started had troubles with this first one. Spammers are
starting to get lucky and spam a list spoofed as one of the list
members. Doesn't happen often, but it has enough that I'm starting to
think about how to defeat that...
> - approve memberships, no automatic members
> - send email to ask them how they heard about your group before allowing them
> to join
>
> Alternately, allow only members who are referred by members. I think
> there's a way to set up so that members can invite other people.
These are all good suggestions, but still trying to figure out how to
stop the first absolutely.
> Rob Echlin, B. Eng.
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