I asked, | > Have we seen anyone willing to participate in on-topic discussion | > before getting the spam in?
Chuq responded, | yes, but only where the spam was targetted at that list (i.e., | quicktime products on a quicktime list) That type surely was hand-typed, and so were the same spammer's on-topic posts that preceded it, so it won't be coming in huge batches. I don't see how they can possibly be automating the submission of enough on-topic posts to get their moderation flags cleared, but completing a confirmation process *could* be automated and lead to much outpouring of spam. Now to wait a few minutes until some dip on this list decides that my recognizing degrees among spam is a pro-spam position and flames me for it.
