This, LUGOD's "vox-tech" technical discussion mailing list, has for a very long time now had the following administrative options set:
* Action to take for postings from non-members for which no explicit action is defined. (Details for generic_nonmember_action) + DISCARD * Should messages from non-members, which are automatically discarded, be forwarded to the list moderator? (Edit forward_auto_discards) + YES This way, when someone who has a legitimate reason to post a message to the list has their post discarded, since they attempted to send from a non-subscribed address (e.g., sent from address A, when they're actually subscribed to the list under address B), I would notice it, and forward it along to the list for them manually. I did not bother having posts held ("HOLD" option, vs "DISCARD"), since it was a very rare occurrence. These days, since the mailing list volume is extremely low (but the spammers still try sending messages to the list address), almost ALL discarded messages are junk, and it's kind of mind numbing and tedious (and a waste of my time) to have to go through them, _just in case_ someone posted from a bad address. I've decided (with no objection from other officers) to completely ignore such messages, by setting that second option to "NO". It'll make for a much quieter inbox for me. Further, if someone tries to post to the list, and it never shows up, I figure it's really up to them to figure out that they did something wrong (when it didn't show up, if they get their own posts, and/or when they never receive a response from other subscribers to the list). Thanks, -- -bill! Sent from my computer _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list vox-tech@lists.lugod.org http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech