On Thursday, August 18, 2011 12:14:39 PM Alain Ketterlin did opine: > Ghodmode <ghodm...@ghodmode.com> writes: > > [...] > > > Make an effort to curb the spam even if it means killing the newsgroup > > availability. Choose mailman or Google Groups, or another single > > solution. Make it members only, but allow anyone to register with an > > automated confirmation email and a CAPTCHA. Appoint a list admin who > > has a few minutes each day to scan subjects of emails for spammers and > > remove them from the members list. > > Or save work and find a public nntp server (or setup one, or ask your > provider), and use a news reader to follow the list (even thunderbird > can do this). No spam, no need to store messages on your machine, > auto-purge after a configurable delay, etc. > > Problem solved. > > -- Alain.
That is asking the user to take considerable effort and resources to do that. What is wrong with the mailing list only approach? Cheers, gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) The plot was designed in a light vein that somehow became varicose. -- David Lardner -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list