> Cyndi Norwitz wrote: > P.S. I still don't understand why they insist on an invite model.
> Because all it takes is one listowner that doesn't understand and does a > mass subscribe of a number of people, some of those people complain and then > the entire ISP gets blacklisted. And some blacklists you simply cannot > *EVER* get them to remove you. > > Personally, I would be happy to see the "mass subscribe" feature go away > completely from the web interface of Mailman, or at least disabled by > default. But then I've been fighting spam since the time I was the Sr. > Internet Mail Administrator at AOL in '95, and this is a subject that I feel > very strongly about. > > -- > Brad Knowles <brad at shub-internet.org> > LinkedIn Profile: <http://tinyurl.com/y8kpxu> Brad does a good job here of explaining a key point that is often overlooked, but must be a top priority when you're entrusted with the administration of a list server(s) and the integrity reputation of the IP addresses associated with it, all while looking after the greater good of your company, institution, etc. -- Don ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9
