On Thu, 2004-09-02 at 14:30 +0900, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote: > >>>>> "Nigel" == Nigel Metheringham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Nigel> What might add something would be an option where posters > Nigel> get a response back on postings similar to the current > Nigel> message held for moderation where they have a choice of > Nigel> actions - post or cancel at a minimum. > > It would for a while, but the spammer has a big advantage here once he > figures it out. He just bounces back a response to _all_ such > challenges, whereas a conscientious member will have to check (at > least his memory) whether he posted or not. OTOH, if it goes to the > forged address of a legit member, that would be an annoyance to > someone whose only sin is to have thrown snake eyes in the "spammer > alias" lottery.
That only applies where the spammer has actually signed up using an address that gets back to them. If the spammer is doing forged sender addresses they won't get the C/R (Mailman confirm/reject) message and if this is being implemented it should certainly be using cryptographically secured cookies so sending a response to a C/R without seeing the C/R would not be possible. It would be a bitch for all the posting list members, but gives them protection against having their names taken in vain (and also gives people a cooling off period to retract that flame they sent in the heat of the moment). Nigel. -- [ Nigel Metheringham [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] [ - Comments in this message are my own and not ITO opinion/policy - ] _______________________________________________ Mailman-Developers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-developers Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-developers/archive%40jab.org