>> This one looks like, smells like, and has a consistency like spam. Seem= >s >> that this list accepts posts from non-subscribers. > >Yea, Sourceforge made it so you couldn't reject posts from >non-subscribers and still have any member post. so you can have "anyone >may post" or "all posts are moderated" which is a bunch of stupidity... >but won't get fixed until ltsp starts it's own services
No, that's not correct. You can set sourceforge mailing lists to accept posts only from members. I know because I'm a list admin. However there are a few drawbacks with that approach. Firstly the matching has to be exact although it's case insensitive as it should be for mail addresses. So if for some reason your mail system starts sending out mail from [EMAIL PROTECTED] instead of [EMAIL PROTECTED] (as is usual for organisation wide addresses), even though foo.bar.com is MXed to bar.com, the mail will be rejected. Also if you happen to be using another mail profile (say you are reading mail from another account), it is considered non-member too. Secondly, the admin will get a request to approve, reject or discard mail from non-members. To add insult to injury, the admin gets a reminder of outstanding requests every day. Evidently the Mailman developers thought it more important for no mail to be lost and for postings to be approved quickly even if the admin loses hair. Thirdly, it means newbies won't be able to post until they join the list which might be a bit of a barrier to asking questions. If you set up your own list you will face the same problems. BTW anybody who thinks that admins have time to look over and approve every post is in a fantasy world. However I have found one measure very effective at keeping spam out of the Etherboot lists, but you people may not like it. Ready? ***** HTML mail is banned from the Etherboot lists ***** To be exact, mail with a header line of content-type: text/html or content-type: multipart/alternative are not allowed to automatically go out. They go into the approval queue. The approval requests are forwarded to a mailbox the admin checks only rarely. Practically all such posts are spam. But for the LTSP lists you guys will have to exercise some self-control. I think it's worth it, not only because it keeps 99% of the spam out (until the spammers start using plain text, but then they lose clickthrough from LookOut! and other GUI mail readers), but also the posts are now readable plain text (a Good Thing) instead of HTML (an Evil Thing). You guys should seriously consider this. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100006ave/direct;at.asp_061203_01/01 _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
