From:	eplmst AT lu DOT erisoft DOT se (Martin Stromberg)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: mailing list posting policies?
Date:	9 Sep 2002 13:52:28 GMT
Organization:	Ericsson Erisoft AB, Sweden
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DJ Delorie (dj AT delorie DOT com) wrote:

: Perhaps it's time to talk about making the main djgpp list
: subscriber-only?  My listserv allows this - anyone on *any* local list
: can post, and there's one list just to hold your posting address if
: it's different than your delivery address.

: The only drawback is that new djgpp users will find it harder to post
: their initial questions to this list.

This doesn't sound good.

: The alternatives, though, are to just live with the spam that gets
: through my filters, or make non-subscribers' emails require approval
: (i.e. delay).

: Of course, I can't do anything more about newsgroup postings.

And that means what? That spam generated to the newsgroup just goes
through as well? Stopping the news gateway?


Right,

						MartinS

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