Daniel,
> > We're getting e-mail viruses sent to it now. It's time that the bug-wget
> > address was directed somewhere else and this thing secured.
>
> I've been silent on this issue before, but I feel a need to chime in here and
> agree with Gordon.
>
> I too intend to jump ship if nothing is made about the spam situation. I've
> counted ~100 spams on the wget list only this year (yeah, I've stored all of
> them).
>
> May I suggest that you set a filter that prevents postings to the list unless
> the poster is a subscriber. That filter should forward the mail to the admins
> to allow them the pass the mail through if suitable.
I think that if you just require membership in the list, that would keep
out most of the SPAM. I don't think it's necessary that the list be
moderated.
Peter Ashford
