Re: META: policy change (was Re: THIS ONE IS WORTH READING!)

Harvey Newstrom (harv@gate.net)
Mon, 04 May 1998 12:47:06 -0400

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David McFadzean wrote:
> No, but currently we allow anyone to post a message to the list.
>
> I would like to suggest that we change the policy so that only
> subscribers to the list may post messages. Any list members with
> multiple e-mail addresses may register their aliases by sending
> me e-mail.

The list used to operate this way. We had to register all of our e-mail
aliases or they would be blocked from posting.

When was list opened up so that anyspammer could post to it, and why was
this done?

I vote for going back to the subscribers-only posting!

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