On Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:58:04 +0200, Alain Ketterlin wrote: > 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.
Or pay for filtered NNTP service. I'm happy with news.individual.net: 10 euros per year, appears to be competently run, very little spam gets through (maybe like 1 message per heavily posted group per day), and they probably carry all the newsgroups you follow. I have no affiliation with them, except for being a customer who hopes they stay in business. -- To email me, substitute nowhere->spamcop, invalid->net. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list