RE: [Mingw-users] Your visa bill rfteb

[GF <ts...@cy...>]

> thought I'd chime in...

> 	First, I have always been one who wished to make the list a members only
> 	list.  A
> members only list, afaik, means that you can not post or receive anything
> to the list UNLESS
> you are officially subscribed to the list itself.

> 	What that means, overall, is that those who have been posting, who
> 	currently do not
> have an official subscription to the list, or have not officially
> subscribed to the list, will not be
> able to post or receive any posts to the list.

> 	The problem, as it stands now, seems to be that spammers find some sort
> 	of bizarre
> satisfaction in posting things to whatever mailing lists they can manage
> to access.  As a
> members only list, the opportunity for spammers to "get their giggles"
> from posting stuff to
> this list will be massively reduced.

> 	Any spammers who attempt to get a subscription, however, still can.  The
> 	value of
> making it a members only list is that the admins of the list can
> periodically go through and
> eliminate any email addresses that may appear, or be known to be, spam
> generators.

> 	rgfsAdrianna, for instance, would be able to subscribe, but if that
> 	particular spammer
> continued to post, it would be a simple matter for a list admin to simply
> delete rgfsAdrianna
> from the subscription list and if the spamming continued, could then ban
> the email address
> from even the possibility of the using the list.

> 	In essence, making the list a members only list puts far more control in
> 	the hands of the
> list admins when it comes to who can or can not post to the list itself.
> It also, by nature of the
> increased levels of control, increases the level of administrative
> responsibility for a list
> admin.

> 	Personal opinion, then, is this:  make it members only.
> 	Paul G.


And what if they spoof your email? Spammer usually fake their email!

/gf