At 10:12 15/02/2018 -0600, Wade Smart wrote:
Isn't the point of having a closed list to prevent drive by posts?
It would be - which is perhaps why this list is *not* closed to random posters.
We seem to have a lot of posts where the poster is not subscribed to the list.
Good.
Can this be changed to only subscribed users can post? If not, is there a reason why?
Yes, it probably could. But many people using a resource such as this Users list will be beginners or naive users (I use those terms literally, not pejoratively), and will be put off enquiring by the rigmarole of the two-stage subscribing process. If they manage to get subscribed, they will then be confused by messages in other threads, and populate the list with "I don't know the answer to this" and "Why are you writing to me?" messages.
Also, if not, how does one know a poster is not subscribed? - I want to create a filter to filter them out (of my email).
Easy: the presence of a header reading Delivered-To: moderator for [email protected] I trust this helps. Brian Barker --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
