On Fri, 2004-10-15 at 16:09, Michele Neylon :: Blacknight Solutions
wrote:
> >
> >> I'd happily back that proposal.
> >> The excuses for allowing non-member posting are feeble.
> >
> > The proposal is no good, because people with one time
> > email-addresses and other spam fighting measures would be hit.
>> Those "spam fighting" measures are severely flawed.
> Why should I have to put up with oodles of spam from the ILUG list due to
> its open policy?
> If people are using "spam fighting" as an excuse for allowing any address to
> post then logically they should keep the list closed to subscribers only.
That is only one point out of my argumentation.
> > In the end it is a matter of what you prefer.
>> No it isn't. If the list maintainers allow people who are not subscribed to
> post then they are in effect forcing the outcome of their decision on the
> rest of us.
Still .. why should i be forced to subscribe with 5 accounts, if there
is a easier way to handle this ?
Anyhow, there is written "flamebait" all over this discussion and there
is no universal solution.
Be happy, that you only get spam through the ILUG list. it could be a
lot worse. I have, even though there is a well trained spamassassin on
the server, more than 400 spam mails a week (non list caused). Erhm ..
not anymore, because of whitelist requirement for posting to me.
Kind regards,
Martin List-Petersen
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