You can't, but after a few posts you can be reasonably sure. :)
--Adam
On Wed, Jun 30, 1999 at 10:00:05AM -0700, Dirk Harms-Merbitz wrote:
>
> How do you identify an idiot during the signup process?
>
> Dirk
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 30, 1999 at 12:29:39PM -0400, Adam D. McKenna wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 30, 1999 at 10:50:01AM -0400, Alex Miller wrote:
> > > One difference:
> > >
> > > On this list it is permissable to send an email that says:
> > > "Your an idiot"
> > > "That is off-topic"
> > > "That is way off-topic"
> > > "Take it elsewhere"
> > > "RTFM"
> > > "Your posting is against the rules of this list"
> > >
> > > On my list it will not be permissible to send an email that says those or
> > > similar such things. Any subscriber who does so would be asked to leave by
> > > me.
> >
> > I think it would be much more effective if you just kept idiots from joining
> > the list in the first place.
> >
> > --Adam
