[Tim Peters] >> A way to get what you want is turn this into a moderated >> list, with all postings held for moderator review. ...
[Herb Martin] > I was (of course) mostly just venting and offering a > hint to others that this referenced message was "just > another phish" but I do have a method that might work, > and I would probably be willing to be ONE of the moderators: I let this sit for a while so you could see for yourself the rush of volunteers for such a job ;-) > When I ran a large lists my settings included the > following (on Lyris so other lists servers may not > quite have this feature): > > All NEW posters were on "N moderated review" where > N was a reasonably low integer. > (not publicized, it remained undocumented to users) > > After N moderated APPROVALS Lyris removed the moderation > block on that user. > > This practically eliminated the "drive by spam" to the > list -- and even idiots who posted personally but could > never seem to read or even come close to understanding > the list rules did not interfere with the list.... This list is run via GNU Mailman, which doesn't have such an option. That's a technical detail. The real problem is that it wouldn't work anyway: there's rarely an extended discussion on this particular list. It's mostly one- or two-shot postings, containing questions from users who won't post again. IOW, most initial postings here would fall into your "N moderated review" category. Most people who _answer_ questions here frequently answer, and probably wouldn't care if posting were wholly restricted to members. But this list really exists for the benefit of those who just have a question or two; discussions about development make more sense on the related spambayes-dev list. > With a few moderators (and an appropriate web interface) > approval for new users -- or even past abuses -- can be > quite swift. > > I will/would volunteer to be one of several moderators > in such a scheme. If "several" can be reduced to "one", the job is yours ;-) _______________________________________________ [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/spambayes Check the FAQ before asking: http://spambayes.sf.net/faq.html
