SOME ITEMs from another AOLamer

From: Robert Schaefer <rschaefe_at_gcfn.org>
Date: Sun Feb 3 13:53:42 2002

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Lawson" <jpl15_at_panix.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: SOME ITEMs from another AOLamer


>
>
> On Sun, 3 Feb 2002, Robert Schaefer wrote:
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John Lawson" <jpl15_at_panix.com>
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sat, 2 Feb 2002, Sellam Ismail wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Sat, 2 Feb 2002, Stan Sieler wrote:
> > > >
>
> [major snippage]
>
>
> >
> > I personally don't mind hitting DEL every week or two, but that's just
me.
> > The biggest problem I see with moderation is the latency on this list is
> > high
> > enough as it is-- witness the Bondwell. One moderator couldn't possibly
> > keep the messages flowing as fast as they come in. Perhaps a web
gateway,
>
>
> If I understand the 'moderation' idea properly, it would apply only to
> posts from non-subscribed sources.. for those properly subscribed, Things
> would continue as they do now. So the entire message traffic would not
> flow past the moderation point; only them Furrinerz a-tryin' to rustle 'em
> up a few of our cows, dang varmints!
>
> Given that fairly low level of messages, it shouldn't be too onerous of
> a task.

I'm sorry, I was unclear. My 1st point was that moderation will add a
variable but possibly significant delay to posts by non list-members.
People who might have classic hardware that must go *now*, if not to a good
home than a bad one. Latency is already pretty bad (at least here-- anyone
else?), case in point that Bondwell that went somewhere else. Perhaps
another collector got it, I don't know. My 2nd point was that moderation
will give an advantage to the moderator(s) who are interested in the
presumed hardware.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I really don't care about the volume of
spam I get thru this list. I'm pretty sure that they will be delt with by
others far better than I could do myself. I only offered because I do see
them as issues that should be at least examined, before a major decision
like moderation, even limited as it is in this case, is made.

>
> I still volunteer to put my time where my bytes are... a suitable
> message diversion scheme would have to be worked out, but I'm game to give
> it a try.
>
> Just for interest, another list I am on is just now going through the
> "Reply-To:Originator -or- Reply-To:List" debate... yawnnnn!

<insert new OT thread here>

>
> Cheers
>
> John

Bob
Received on Sun Feb 03 2002 - 13:53:42 GMT