Posting restrictions on this mailing list (for spam control)?

Anders Trobäck public at troback.com
Mon Nov 6 07:12:24 UTC 2006


On Sun, 05 Nov 2006 17:05:16 +0000
Spadge <spadge at fromley.net> wrote:

> Ross Finlayson wrote:
> > Am I the only person who's tired of all of the spam on this mailing 
> > list?  Why is this mailing list not set up so that only subscribers
> > to the list can post to it?  This has been standard mailing list
> > procedure for several years now.
> 
> Spam is annoying, for sure. But I think every now and then
> spamassassin, or whatever system the board uses, dies, and on those
> days we get a bunch of spam. Usually, though, it's fixed pretty
> quickly ... until the next time.
> 
> It's quite possible that, as the list members aren't moderated, the 
> sending bots actually sign up. I'm not sure about this, though. I've
> not tested the list with an unsigned address, either, but it's quite 
> possible you do have to be a member to post.
> 
> :)
> 
> 

This is a test from a unsigned address! Will know soon is is OK to do
that:-)

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