Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 02:27:02 -0800 From: "Philip J. Koenig" <pjklist@ekahuna.com> To: Questions@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: Ceri <setantae@submonkey.net> Subject: Re: hub.freebsd.org spam policy Message-ID: <20020405102702321.AAA393@empty1.ekahuna.com@pc02.ekahuna.com> In-Reply-To: <20020405101026.GC15938@submonkey.net> References: <20020405074448067.AAA353@empty1.ekahuna.com@pc02.ekahuna.com>
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On 5 Apr 2002, at 11:10, Ceri boldly uttered: > To clarify the situation : > > To subscribe to a list requires confirmation. > > To post to a list does not, nor do you need to be subscribed. > > I don't remember a time when this was any different (but then I've only > been subscribed for 18 months or so). > > Ceri Ah.. I overlooked an "assymetrical" scenario. I have to say, I don't think I can ever recall a single email list outside of these that had such a setup - where it required a subscription to read but allowed anyone to post. It's really quite bizarre to me - how are these people supposed to read the responses to their questions if they don't subscribe?? I notice a lot of people are cc'ing the original poster in their responses, but that is not just a hassle when replying, it's also a courtesy that I'd hate to have to rely on if I had a problem I was trying to solve. I stand by my contention that allowing anyone to post is just an invitation to spamming the list. (or an invitation to draconian anti- spam filters to mitigate the spam, with the result that innocent users get their traffic bounced) -- Philip J. Koenig pjklist@ekahuna.com Electric Kahuna Systems -- Computers & Communications for the New Millenium To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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