Re: August 10 Draw Now Open - ...

2000-08-10 Thread Eric . Boon
MtH wrote: > Yes, we can make it moderated. > > But there are some disadvantages: > - feedback cycles will be a lot longer (there is a possibly large delay > between sending the mail and other people reading it) Why? Moderation doesn't have to be done by hand (actually, the sentence should rea

Re: August 10 Draw Now Open - ...

2000-08-09 Thread Adriano Camargo Rodrigues da Cunha
> Yes, we can make it moderated. > But there are some disadvantages: I think the disadvantages are more numerous than the advantages. SPAM in the list sucks, but, analyzing the disadvantages of a moderated list, I think is better pressing the "D" key on PINE... Adriano Camargo

Re: August 10 Draw Now Open - ...

2000-08-09 Thread Alex Wulms
] If there is consensus that the advantages of moderation (no more spam) ] outweigh the disadvantages (see above), we can consider it. Spam happens only very occasionally. I think that a better solution is to add the spam sender address to the spam filter of the mailinglist server in those rare

RE: August 10 Draw Now Open - ...

2000-08-09 Thread Jorge Vidal Wulff
Just create a "white list" and an automated script that only accepts mails from ppl in the WL,and that's it. Bye! Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] See also http://www.faq.msxnet.org/ Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] See also http://www.faq.msxnet.org/

Re: August 10 Draw Now Open - ...

2000-08-09 Thread Maarten ter Huurne
On Wed, 09 Aug 2000, you wrote: > Fokkit! Spam on 'the List'! Hope that no one was so stupid to reply > to the original sender... (finders crossed) Can't we make the MSX list > moderated (i.e. only accept mails from ppl really subscribed to the list)? Yes, we can make it moderated. But there a

Re: August 10 Draw Now Open - ...

2000-08-09 Thread Tristan
> Fokkit! Spam on 'the List'! Hope that no one was so stupid to reply to > the original sender... (finders crossed) Can't we make the MSX list > moderated (i.e. only accept mails from ppl really subscribed to the > list)? Someone seems to have submitted the msx-list address to some spam king,

Re: August 10 Draw Now Open - ...

2000-08-09 Thread Eric . Boon
[EMAIL PROTECTED] burped: >Congratulations to lucky July Draw winner Rachel of Forest City, Iowa [blah-dee-blah-dee-blah] Fokkit! Spam on 'the List'! Hope that no one was so stupid to reply to the original sender... (finders crossed) Can't we make the MSX list moderated (i.e. only accept

August 10 Draw Now Open - win 2 tickets to Sydney Australia in time for September Olympics - Enter Free 30059

2000-08-08 Thread post707
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