[geeklog-users] Geeklog mailing lists and the spam problem ...

[geeklog-users-admin at lists.geeklog.net]

Yeah, we may have to do this.  It will alienate the few that dislike 
joining lists but it will benefit those who do.

I'll set up all our lists accordingly..

--Tony

On Tue, 8 Apr 2003 geeklog-users-admin at lists.geeklog.net wrote:

> On Tuesday 08 Apr 2003 4:22 pm +8, geeklog-users-admin at lists.geeklog.net 
> wrote:
> 
> I run various lists on our Balita server and all of them are set up so 
> that only subscribers can post - I also have the list/s set up until the 
> subscriber makes his/her first post it is moderated. That way we have 
> alleviated the problem of spammers. In this days of spam I think it 
> unwise to have a list that allows anonymous posts.
> 
> Hiding the posters address is a good move 
> 
> Wayne
> 
> > In the wake of <http://www.geeklog.net/
> > article.php?story=20030319180103719> we've decided to try and hide the
> > email addresses from the postings on geeklog-users (as you probably
> > noticed). The problem is that there's currently no easy way to hide
> > addresses from the list archives - and, of course, any potential
> > spammer could simply subscribe to the list and grab the addresses of
> > people posting there.
> >
> > Also, it seems that the spammers have now found out about our mailing
> > lists and started spamming them. So I have two questions for you:
> >
> > 1) Would you like to see the "anonymous" posts on all our lists or
> > would you like to see it reversed?
> >
> > 2) Do you think we should close the lists so that only subscribed
> > users can post to them?
> >
> > bye, Dirk
> 
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