So, we want people not subscribed to post though they would not receive the responses to their answers?
Im setting up that filter. Thanks Brian -- Registered Linux User: #480675 Registered Linux Machine: #408606 Linux since June 2005 On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 10:29 AM, Brian Barker <[email protected]> wrote: > 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] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
