On Thu, Sep 20, 2001 at 08:43:10AM -0400, Dave Sill wrote:
> Limiting submissions to svbscribers is an easy way to cut down on
> spam, but it doesn't prevent all spam, and it does block useful
> messages from nonsvbscribers. None of my lists require membership for
> posting. I personally find it inconvenient because I subscribe to
> lists using list-specific addresses, and I'd prefer to post to lists
> using my main address so direct replies won't be filed in the list
> mailbox. This list is a case in point.
My solution to that is to have a list of approved posters. In Mailman,
that's svbscribed addresses set to NOMAIL; in MajorDomo, it's a second
list that is never posted to and is listed in the set of approved
addresses. Those are the only two list management packages I use.
Jim
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