It has been shortly discussed in the newsgroup renaming thread: For some 
groups, it is desireable to have readers read the FAQ first before 
posting. There are several approaches, and bug 65451 has been filed. My 
suggestion is the following:

If a reader posts for the first time, the msg doesn't get through until 
he answers to the software with a keyword (similar to the mailing-list 
subscription confirmation). The post bounces with a hint to the FAQ URL. 
The keyword and its existance is mentioned only in the FAQ. Once the 
poster sent the keyword, that From address is free to post (and the 
first post is automatically posted). It could be implemented via a 
moderated newsgroup, just that the moderator is software.

Who could implement it? I think, such a software would be gernally 
useful and is not limited to any special server. Maybe, there are even 
existing implementations?

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